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Giant where 50 stores in the u.s. and canada. dick cabela and his brother grew it into a $3.6 billion empire. he died at his home in sydney, nebraska. he was 77 years old. and mary grace canfield has died. she was a veteran character actress that long time tv viewers will recognize from "green acres," "bewitched," "the love boat," and lets not forget she played gomer pyles blind date on "andy griffith." mary grace canfield was 89 years old. a case of premature celebration, almost cost an oly...

At ski half pipe, a sport never before seen in olympic competition. they dont so much ski the pipe. as fly over it. two skis faster than a snowboard. enabling them to soar so high. watch again. jumps like these, almost 24 feet. almost five stories above the bottom. wise joins a growing american group of rookie olympians medaling in their very first games, new superstars shining while legends like shaun white and shani davis flame out. the new faces winning 10 of americas 17 individual medals, al...

>> reporter: judges awarding some rare perfect scores. >> they are just beautiful. it is breathtaking, so fluid the way they move across the ice, it is gorgeous. >> reporter: it is the first time in history america has claimed ice dancing gold. and a long-awaited breakthrough in bobsled after winning team usas first gold in four-man in vancouver, steve holcomb triumphed again, taking bronze in two-man. >> so much hard work has gone into it. were so proud to bring home a medal after a 62-year dro...

Finally tonight, from here in sochi, the story of one athlete who really does define the olympic spirit. and we get his story tonight from nbcs kevin tibbles. >> reporter: he marched proudly and alone, carrying his tiny nations uniquely shaped flag into the olympic stadium. and when it comes to competing, 44-year-old nepalese cross-country skier dachhiri sherpa suffers no grand illusion. >> i think i will be last, but it doesnt matter. >> reporter: because for dachhiri sherpa, the olympics are s...

>> brian, another great night for team usa here. as these winter olympics evolve, as these new sports come on to play, many of them are very exciting and very dangerous. in these olympics, its faster, higher and more extreme and not without its casualties. >> ooh! >> reporter: u.s. snowboard cross racer jacqueline hernandez crashed spectacularly and was carried off the mountain. just minutes before, a norwegian competitor was also stretchered off. today, president vladimir putin visited an athle...

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. well, good evening. and as much as we hesitate to say it, given the relentless winter of 2014 for so many people across america, the weather here, as we get off to a dank start this monday morning, continues to make news in these winter olympic games. more on that in just a moment. on the upside from the competition, one result we can talk about, because it was news i...

To win a medal at the 2006 torino games. >> oh, went right through that panel. he is off the course and out of this race. >> its just when youre held accountable for your actions and youre exposed, youre very raw there is no way to hide. >> he has missed a gate. bode miller is 0 for 5. he will not have a medal at all. >> and thats where i completely failed. >> so now you get to vancouver and you blow the lights out. so what was the difference? was it more mental than physical, or was it a combin...

Where we will see shani davis compete. brian? >> anne thompson at the mountaintop venues above us here in sochi tonight. anne, thanks. with bob costas still recovering from the most talked about eye infection in television history, tonight another friend of ours gets to make history. meredith vieira becomes the first woman to solo olympics prime time coverage, and she has a preview for us tonight. >> hey, brian. i am so excited to be a part of prime time. were going to have figure skating from...

. back at these olympic winter games. bode miller at 36 years of age is both the oldest alpine skier on the u.s. team and the most heavily decorated with five career medals. and if he wins a medal at these games, hell set an age record as well. tom brokaw has spent a lot of time with bode miller at the last several olympics and sat down with him before making the trip to russia. >> that was absolutely an

Outrageous run, you know, his best run of the season. >> the bode style, your personality and your skiing technique. out of the gate and let it rip all the way to the bottom. youve been a little critical of some of the other competitors who manage their races more, just hoping that they can stay in the hunt. still feel the same way about that? >> i have no criticism about it in terms of personal goals or, you know, some of the best champions in the world have had that kind of tactical approach. ...