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That moment when you stepped on to the top of mount everest? >> there is no feeling of exhilaration, no feeling of-- "boy, we pulled it off." we were just hanging on to life. and i knew we were out of oxygen. youre in the death zone. if you dont get down, die. >> reporter: back then, climbing everest was extremely treacherous and lonely. its still treacherous, but far from lonely. >> it is very much a commercial business. >> reporter: conrad anker has reached the summit of everest three times. >...

>> reporter: frostbite, breathing problems, and exhaustion from taken out members of every team. now ed parker, the race organizer, gathers all the teams together. >> ive decided the race is over and from here on in, were doing this together. >> reporter: the teams are united as one. led out by prince harry, this push on to the pole together. >> im finishing strong, and thats all i can ask of myself. >> reporter: what started as a race ends as something greater. a celebration of strength and per...

And beyond. reporter: in a san antonio theater today it was not a hot new movie on the big screen, it was team usa taking on russia in paralympic sled hockey, thousands of miles away in sochi, russia, fans hope for a repeat of the 1980 miracle on ice, they quickly learned what so many learned this year, the paralympics are full of miracles. it is the biggest paralympics to date and will just get bigger. athletes like evan strong who won gold in the paralympics first ever snow-cross. im so ...

>> tonight, combat alert, ukraine pushes back after russia send troops into the country, while the u.n. and u.s. work the diplomatic channels. elizabeth palmer in ukraine, and margaret brennan in washington have the latest. they wanted rain in california, but how much is too much? john blackstone on the continuing threat of mid-slides. big changes for frequent flyers as delta decides to reward passengers for dollars spent, rather than miles flown. jeff pegues is tracking the reaction. and backco...

Jeremy jones dropping. >> reporter: as we found out, jones imagination is as big as the mountains he rides. >> thats where i do my finest work. thats my art, is snowboarding. >> reporter: jeremy jones has spent two decades trying to reach unreachable places, dangling into dangerous terrain to carve down thousand-foot runs in seconds. nothing seemed to be off limits. >> im in a helicopter saying, "yeah, i want to go to that peak there, "and the helicopter pilot requests, "actually, we cant go the...

[ screaming ] >> american sage kotsenburg becomes the first to strike gold at sochi. hes chewing gum in the olympic final. >> brother, frederick, cheering him on. >> alex deibold has made olympic history. >> i see him, hes my everyday inspiration. >> snowboarder shaun white will go home without a medal this time. >> a changing of the guard perhaps in mens half-pipe snowboarding. >> -- has withdrawn for medical reasons. >> oh, no! >> the second i stood up and the crowd just started screaming, i h...

>> jeff: finally tonight as we mentioned earlier the olympics are over. the host country won the overall medal count. and its leader won the award for attracting the most attention. with a reporters notebook heres mark phillips from sochi. >> the idea that the olympic games are only about sports is long since just over the slalom pole of reality. they are held as much as anything else to make a point. weve arrived in beijing. were still here in london. were back in sochi.

Were investigating that further at this time. >> reporter: dozens of people evacuated a baltimore hotel, and in charlotte, north carolina, dozens of people were sickened at a church. what do people need to do? >> what do people need to do? most of all, people need to have a carbon monoxide monitor. >> reporter: and know the symptoms, which can mimic the flu. headache, dizziness, fatigue, confusion that can quickly turn to loss of consciousness. a silent, odorless killer, but one that can be prev...

Todays mens game against russia. >> team usa wins! >> 62 years of waiting is finally over! >> more than 16 years of training will come down to just two performances. >> olympic champions. the highest score ever recorded. >> its been a big day for team usa here in the mountains. >> ligety has the gold! >> 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin is dreaming big. >> gold for the u.s.! >> and thats "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams is back tomorrow. im lester holt, reporting fr...

Olympian. >> reporter: unavoidable expectations to seize them and become a hero. >> team usa wins! >> reporter: fall short and get this question. >> was there something in particular you were struggling with? >> reporter: the u.s. did rack up some gold in sochi. ice dancers meryl davis and charlie white made history. so did skiers ted ligety and 18-year-old mikaela shiffrin. in ski slope style, the u.s. u.s. men made a full sweep on the olympic stage. shaun white pulled out of snowboard slope st...