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Snow, picking up even more speed. so what were going to do is use that odometer to try to get down that hill and time it, see how fast we can go. it felt fast, but we clocked in at barely 25 miles an hour. woo! watch ligety here. he tells us its all about technique. >> were trying to stay super compact. those tenths of a second matter when you are trying to win races. >> reporter: one more big u.s. win tonight. the usa mens hockey team toppling the czech republic. theyre in the semis with a shot...

Their president wants to side with putin. violence here reveals america and russia squaring off on opposite sides. inflaming old and bitter divisions. this is now a test of will between russia and the west. it was always thought that moscow would urge restraint during the olympics but make no mistake, diane, putin is not backing down. >> you are right, mac. and no doubt, he is working behind the scenes, even as he attends the olympic games. and tonight, the united states the has another newly ...

A united airlines flight attendant remains hospitalized tonight in critical condition recovering from injuries she suffered when her aircraft hit unexpected and severe turbulence in flight last night. it happened so quickly, the cockpit crew never had time to warn the passengers or brace themselves, several of whom were injured in the sudden drop. we get our report tonight from nbcs tom costello. >> look for the emergency aircraft, is on a three-mile final approach. >> reporter: it was a violent...

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...

Chemistry on ice, watching them dance "scheherazade," that age-old story of seduction, the audience is in their thrall. the biggest competition, those defending olympic canadians, training on the same rink with the same coach. its been a great rivalry. now more than 16 years of training comes down to just two performances and, brian, just seven minutes on the ice. >> and i know this is your thing. ill take another hockey game like yesterday. chris jansing on ice dancing coming up tonight. that i...

>> 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...