Women’s Snowboarding
With most of the attention focused on the Rebagliati situation, U.S. snowboarder Shannon Dunn took a bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe competition. Dunn, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., was leading until she nearly wiped out on her last run. Nicola Thost of Germany took the gold medal and Stine Brun Kjeldaas of Norway won the silver.
Men’s snowboarding
Gian Simmen of Switzerland won the gold medal in the men’s halfpipe snowboard with a total score of 85.2 points.
Daniel Franck of Norway won the silver with 82.4, and Ross Powers of the United States won the bronze with 82.1.
Women’s cross country skiing
Russian Larissa Lazutina captured the 10-kilometer freestyle to become Nagano’s first double gold medalist.
Lazutina, 32, had already won a gold in the 5K and a silver in the 15K.
Lazutina wasn’t the only multiple medalist after the women’s race; teammate Olga Danilova added a silver to her gold in the 15k classical style. Katerina Neumannova of the Czech Republic took the bronze.
Men’s curling
The U.S. men quickly opened a 4-1 lead and held on to defeat Germany 8-5, but might have to win their remaining two matches to reach the semifinal round.
The Americans (2-3) are tied with Britain for fifth place in the eight-team field. Only the top four move on after round-robin play concludes.
Women’s curling
The American women are 1-4 and almost out of medal-round contention after an 8-5 loss to Denmark.
Men’s hockey
Japan finished 13th in the men’s tournament with a shootout victory over Austria, after a 3-3 overtime tie.
Late today, the United States plays for the first time, taking on Sweden. Finland, Canada and Russia also have their openers.
Women’s hockey
The American women posted a third hockey victory in as many games, winning a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Finland.
Women’s luge
Silke Kraushaar of Germany won the gold medal in the closest race in Olympic history - two-thousandths of a second ahead of her teammate, Barbara Niedernhuber. Angelika Neuner of Austria was third.
The U.S. women lugers made their best showing ever with a 6-7-8 finish by Erin Warren of Winchester, Mass., Cammy Myler of Plattsburgh, N.Y., and Bethany Calcaterra-McMahon of Hartford, Conn.
Men’s biathlon
Halvard Hanevold of Norway won the gold medal in the 20-kilometer individual biathlon, with Pier Alberto Carrara of Italy finishing second and Alexei Aidarov of Belarus winning the bronze.
Women’s speedskating
Jennifer Rodriguez of Miami set an Olympic record in the women’s 3,000 meters, but it wasn’t enough for a medal. Rodriguez finished fourth, seeing her record topped three times, as Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann led a German medals sweep.
Alpine skiing
The men’s downhill and the downhill portion of the men’s combined event were rescheduled for today, forcing postponement of the men’s super-G.