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Olympic games. and in some circles, usa didn't necessarily do great on some of the skating venues, but they did do well on the mountaintop. ivan? >> reporter: that's right. in some of the new sports, there were 12 new event that were introduced, you know, in snowboarding, in skiing as well, and that's where the u.s. did pick up a lot of extra medals. you know, fredricka, the closing ceremonies just ended. there were fireworks lighting up the sky behind me here over the olympic park. a massive display. i was in the stadium watching this closing ceremony and it was pretty funny. the russians sho...

The other direction. pulling off a gold for team usa. >> i can't believe it! slert was on fire wednesday treading her way to a winning run that beat out three past gold medal winners. the 24-year-old was so excited she did an dance before grabbing the gold, and veteran american kelly clark rallied back from a bad start to claim bronze. >> now just to be here, like, i was excited just being an olympian, and now to have the gold medal under my belt, i can't even that believe still. >> reporter: down at the skating venues, the rest of the world's turn to shine. in a big upset, the overwhelming fa...

Briefing here in sochi, in which they said in their opinion there is no threat, no credible threat to the games, no suicide bombers at large and they said they think everything will go smoothly. that said, so far today, the mood here did start to change. there was excitement building, the two olympic villages here, the coastal cluster, advivis av the skating venues, they open with a ceremony. the mountain cluster where skiing takes place, also a celebration with a rock conditiconcert. the mood is starting to change and russia is trying to change the conversation a little bit. >> richard engel ...