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Today. you said "i hate crying, but ill give myself a pass for this one. thank you, everyone, for the love. stoked to bring home the gold" have you had that moment yesterday? >> what moment? >> the moment to cry. >> oh. no well, i guess i cried little bit at the flower ceremony. it hasnt really sunk in yet. and i still feel like i need to go bath back out there and compete again. >> but your third run you already had the gold. tell me, what was the freedom of coming down knowing you had it? >> b...

>> how does your life change now going forward? >> i dont know. i think -- >> youve never been a gold medalist? >> no, never. you know, just my first olympics. i didnt come here with high expectations at all. i just wanted to have fun and take in the whole experience. life is probably going to be a little crazy, but im sure it will settle down a bit and ill be a normal teenager again. >> you can learn a lot about a girl by her tweets. and a lot of chloes are about food at the darnedest times. it...

It all. >> reporter: for a snowboarder, whipping winds, the worst enemy. taking a toll on womens slope stipe, first with a delay, followed by a string of blown runs. of the 25 competitors only 5 completed their first run without falls. but u.s. favorite jamie anderson still flew high and then stayed on her feet. landing a second olympic gold medal. >> honestly, it feels unreal. >> reporter: after weather forced a schedule change in the mens downhill race, womens ji giant slalom also moved. insid...

>> thanks for joining us at 3:00. well see you at 4:00. >> bye. tonight, olympic surprises, and an american medal rush. >> she has to go right up and do it. yes! >> boom! wow. >> holy cow. history on the ice and snow as powerful winds blow the schedule up in the air. security under scrutiny as the white houses story keeps changing about how it handled the abuse allegation scandal and dozens of white house officials operating without permanent security clearances. including jared kushner. ...

Clean up the fake news or were gone. flights grounded amid tragedy at the grand canyon. a birthday celebration turns deadly. what caused a chopper to suddenly go down? and the american snowboarding phenom going for gold. >> oh, ladies and gentlemen, you have just witnessed history. >> chloe kim about to take the world by storm. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, from pyeongchang where the mountain winds have given athletes something to contend with. toni...

Unpredictable. nbc news, tehran. a big weekend here in pyeongchang. the u.s. winning its first medal at these olympic games, not just any medal, but the winner, a 17-year-old from silverthorne, colorado, whose name is red, and now has gold. kate snow with the action covered. >> one more jump to navigate. >> reporter: for the u.s., the first golden moment. red gerard did not expect to win a medal here, but on the third run of the day, he got creative and nailed every trick. you seem, like, surp...

Good evening. with competition under way here in pyeongchang theres been major development of the olympics diplomacy between north and south korea. an offer to south koreas president to travel to north korea for a face-to-face meeting with kim jong-un jong-un. it complicates washingtons role as the u.s. works to isolate north korea over its nuclear program. miguel has the highlights of a big day of olympics. >> reporter: the race for gold. flying into high gear. saturday vice president mike penc...

President moon. moon expressed his willingness to go under the right conditions. pences tough talks overshadowed by the historic images of the two koreas here competing as north korean fans waved their flags. at the unified korean hockey game, kim was in the stands. this north korean athlete says it was the greatest honor for me. the team lost to switzerland but their unity a golden moment. >> he wins gold. >> reporter: the host country topping the podium in the mens 1500 meter short track. as f...

See you then. tonight as the race for gold heats up, the surprise invitation from north korea to the south. while the u.s. maintains a hard line toward kim jong-un and the father of a young american who died just days after north korea released him speaks out in our exclusive interview. president trump speak up for two white house aides accused of domestic abuse. major drug company, the maker of oxycontin announces a pull back. saying it will no longer promote them to doctors. the americ...

The other coaches are like, phew, glad i didnt have to be the one to do that. >> slalom is mikaelas specialty. >> shes an absolute control to the finish. >> she took home gold in the event in the sochi olympics, the youngest winner ever. >> everybody asked me where my medal is. and everybody always guesses that its in my sock drawer. but its not. its in my sports bra drawer. >> shes refreshingly lindsey vonn, by comparison, had just seven at mikaelas age. >> theres more goals to be set. ♪ walk...