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For alpine skier julia mancuso, four is a lucky number. and today in the super combined event, the 29-year-old finished with bronze, her fourth olympic medal, more than any other u.s. womens olympic skier. >> to be able to do it in three straight olympics is just amazing. i cant even describe it, really. >> reporter: the united states is hoping for more celebrations tomorrow as shaun white goes for his third gold in the halfpipe. but today, concerns over the state of the halfpipe itself. >> frus...

>> so there you have it, the tale of two julias, or yulias. as for vladimir putin, he didnt just visit the house, he also dropped by the holland house and he gave a hug to a speed skater who won a medal that speed skater happened to be the first gay athlete to win a medal at these olympic games. >> the russian army is also on board. kevin tibbles here with us tonight. one more note, a couple of weeks ago we brought you the inspiring story of the canadian skier gold medallist at the last olympi...

>> reporter: torn ligaments, surgery, then six-hour days in the gym to rebuild her knee and challenge the mental strength that made hendrickson the world reigning ski jumping champion. >> sarah hendrickson! >> hi, sarah! >> reporter: she hits the slopes at age 2, trying to keep up with her older brother nick. >> we grew up skiing, and i was a tom boy. and i wanted to follow in his footsteps. >> reporter: she trailed him to park city ski jumps, showing off her skills at the 2002 games on the stoo...

"portlandia" seth armson will rejoin his friend on the show. when we come back, 0 to 60 in five seconds, the american thrill seek theyre is faster than a lot of cars from a standing start.

And i just had to visualize and trust and really believe that i could land that run i wanted to. and to remember to have fun along the way. >> jeff: that means a clean sweep for the u.s. in this new event following sage kotsenburgs win in slope-style yesterday. the highlight of kotsenburgs run, this extraordinary turn through four and a half rotations. in downhill skiing in a surprise today bode miller did not medal. he looked great in training yesterday, on a course that is the longest in olymp...

>> susan saulny in alexandria, virginia. susan, thank you. and now to the olympics in sochi tonight. the american snowboarder this evening and her victory. and the precious thank you she delivered right after. jamie anderson, winning in the womens snowboard slopestyle competition, wearing that gold medal on the podium afterward, her arms in the air there. and there was someone else she was cheering for that got our attention. also tonight, some disappointment for the american team, as well. u....

As don dahler reports tonight, it was a long climb to the top of the ramp. >> just getting here to the top of the mountain has been an olympic size struggle. it took a lawsuit against the international olympic committee. but ski jumpers lindsey van, sarah hendrickson and jessica jerome won the right along with female athletes from 11 other countries. the i.o.c. argued ski jumping was simply too dangerous. the women jumpers repeatedly found themselves responding to the idea that jumping would inj...

Hometown, who anderson calls her "spirit grandmother." >> shes the sweetest. i think mid 80s, and she made it all the way out here -- and to the course. >> reporter: those jumps so huge, the worlds best snowboarder, shaun white, last week called them too intimidating and withdrew from the competition. it wasnt much better for bode miller, the superstar of the downhill. today, downcast, finishing eighth. those racers clocking in speeds of over 80 miles an hour. there to cheer on u.s. athletes lik...

>> jeff: tonight first sunday in sochi. an event the olympics have never seen before, mixed results for americans at the games today. a storm soaks parts of california with up to 11 inches of rain. will it end the worse drought in decades? what is making veterans sick? we speak with families waiting for a new report on toxic dust in iraq. and carter evans on the chris dorner case one year later. >> corner to corner in a cabin right now. >> a look back at a dramatic shoot-out from a reporter in t...

Care providers to make sure that we watch each person as an individual. >> reporter: the danger of concussion changes with each new sport and new and more challenging maneuvers. >> and there it is! >> reporter: after extensive rehab, caitlyn cahow was clear to compete. but instead she made the hardest decision of her life. >> when youve been the best in the world at something, it becomes an addiction. you want to keep achieving that, you want to get that high from being the best and from winning...