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. 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. ...

A mother and four puppies he hopes to bring home along with his medal. there were medals for some excited american women in the halfpipe too. bronze for kelly clark, and a stunner was kaitlyn farrington. the last snowboarder named to the team won gold. her overjoyed parents had financed her training and travel by selling livestock. >> by the time i moved out of the house, there was no cows left. they put everything they had into this. so now its really paid off, i think. >> reporter: and another...

In their fifth snowiest year ever. i wanted to show you quickly, last year, just a half a foot, average, more like 12, and then you got 14 there. then you see, 53.5 is where were at this year. diane? >> the good, the bad and the messy. thank you, ginger zee. and our team will be covering the storm throughout the night. now, we head overseas to the olympic games in russia where some american athletes won big today, and also, were looking closely at those fierce figure skaters, graceful women fl...

Dropped into the halfpipe a virtual unknown. she popped out of it a gold medal champion, sharing the podium with another american, kelly clark, who took the bronze. >> one run for it all. >> reporter: their victory, an antidote to shaun whites crushing loss on that same course last night. >> i think ive just been thinking about it too much and just -- wasnt my day. so, you know -- live on to fight another one. >> oh! >> reporter: white struggled in slush, despite last-ditch efforts by organizers...

Where we have airborn aircraft that cannot reach their destination. thats when you end up with a diversion situation. >> reporter: the real test for that f.a.a. command center will come tomorrow and friday, scott. the number of cancellations are expected to decrease. the number of planes in the skies will increase as the airlines try to get back on a normal schedule. >> pelley: jeff, thank you. spring is in the air in the one place that they would rather not have it. mark phillips is our man at ...

They can use some snow at the winter olympics where americas biggest star came up empty today. snowboarder, shaun white, no longer king of the sport he made famous. but one american did make history becoming the first to compete in an event that had been reserved for men. matt gutman is in sochi tonight. >> reporter: the most recognizable athlete of the sochi games, no thrill, only the agony of defeat. shaun white was hoping to bring home his third gold medal, just hours before the competition, ...

Where the weather is as warm as san francisco. as we reported tonight, the problem in much of america is too much snow, in russia theres not enough. matt gutman is in sochi. as mempbs add to their medal count. >> reporter: you wouldnt know it from these pictures, but the winter olympics are feeling a lot like the summer games. up on the slopes we saw bare earth where there should be snow. the mercury topping 60 degrees. in the womens downhill, slush, challenging american laurenne ross who lost h...

Grab al libbi from his car, shove him in their van and make their escape. you may recall for 13 years al libbi was one of the most wanted terrorists for his alleged bombing in the two embassies. he is currently in federal prison in new york facing terrorism charges. now to what is going on here at these olympic winter games in sochi, russia, as we mentioned there is growing concerns tonight that the course for one of these premiere games may not be quite ready for prime time as the athletes ge...

Our final story here tonight from sochi is about an american medal hopeful at those games, a world champion ski jumper who thought her olympic dreams just might never be realized after a devastating crash last year. it has been a long way back, a tough road to recovery, but tonight she is here, and even thats a victory. we get her story from nbcs anne thompson. >> reporter: she goes from zero to 60 in under five seconds, chasing the thrill sarah hendrickson loves. >> flying, it is the best feeli...