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.@CoachJanks : @sagekotsenburg "is the spice master. He’s about putting his punctuation on every part of that course" blogs.denverpost.com/olympics/2014/…

by Jason Blevins via twitter 2/8/2014 2:31:18 PM
So sad to see @maggie_voisin join two other newcomers injured in #sochi2014 #olympics dfm.denverpost.com/article/maggie… Voisin will be 19 for 2018Games

by Jason Blevins via twitter 2/8/2014 2:36:15 PM
Christopher Mazdzer (USA) is currently in fourth place with a 52.744 run.

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 2:41:39 PM
Swiss are upset after Laura Benz is hit by Jennifer Wakefield. Felt it was a penalty. Someone on Swiss bench: "Open your eyes!" Benz helped off ice and we're back to action.

by Dave Feschuk via Sochi 2014 daily live coverage 2/8/2014 3:01:53 PM
Zhiganshina and Gazsi earn 58.04 points and that's easily enough to take the lead! Coomes and Buckland of GBR are on the ice. #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:02:06 PM
Predictable, emerging Sochi story: Where the hell is everyone?

by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:02:18 PM
Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi of Germany compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

by Jeremy Binckes 2/8/2014 3:05:18 PM
Loving this couple ice dancing to Le Jazz Hot!

by Becca Pomeroy via twitter 2/8/2014 3:05:34 PM
Swiss get their best chance there, and Charline Labonte comes up big. Her 14th stop of the game. Still awake, clearly!

by Dave Feschuk via Sochi 2014 daily live coverage 2/8/2014 3:06:10 PM
Let's move over to the biathlon. Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is in first with a time of 24:33.5, 1.3 seconds ahead of Austria's Dominik Landertinger.

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 3:07:46 PM
everything changes, but the king of biathlon is bjoerndalen #biathlon #sochi2014

by sonya via twitter 2/8/2014 3:08:22 PM
Coomes and Buckland earn 52.93 points and claim second place. #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:08:28 PM
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen loads his rifle during the men's biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

by Jeremy Binckes 2/8/2014 3:09:25 PM
Women's ice hockey: Florence Shelling faces 69 shots in Switzerland's 5-0 loss to Canada. Team USA will face Canada at 7 a.m. Wednesday.

by Jeremy Binckes 2/8/2014 3:10:29 PM
Go @Meryl_Davis an @CharlieaWhite ! They take the ice for their warmup and skate last. #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9gAw1IUAAaIBa.jpg

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:10:51 PM
So that is all for can-Sui
5-0 final

by Dave Feschuk via Sochi 2014 daily live coverage 2/8/2014 3:12:03 PM
Exciting to think that we will get to see this awesome short dance TWICE at the Olympics. #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:12:05 PM
I haven't yet met a foreign visitor in Sochi who isn't either working here or connected to an athlete. Nobody came. Not yet, at least.

by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:14:43 PM
First to skate in the final group are @PechalatBourzat of France. #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:15:21 PM
Over at ice dancing, three teams are left: Russians Ekaterina Bobrova and Dimitri Soloviev, Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, and Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White.

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 3:32:30 PM
Aaaand, of course, just as we give up, get off bus, the wreck is cleared out of the way.

by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:32:32 PM
Ready to ride: Monterey's @BOBSLEDR teaming with @DRobUSA in 2-man Feb. 16-17. mercurynews.com/sports/ci_2509…

by Elliott Almond via twitter 2/8/2014 3:33:55 PM
Much love to the bus driver who stopped to pick us up, despite cops shrieking at him. Sochi's a mess. Sochians are great.

by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:34:01 PM
Bobrova and Soloviev head to the Kiss and Cry. #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9lVVoIEAAiuoj.jpg

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:34:06 PM
Bobrova and Soloviev earn 70.27 points and skate into first! Reigning Olympic champions Virtue and Moir are on the ice. #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:34:53 PM
Before you watch Teams USA and Canada, take note that a Russian source is alleging that there's vote-swapping with the American and Russian judges.

French magazine alleges vote-swapping deal between Russia, US in figure skating

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 3:35:43 PM
Canada women’s hockey team opens with 5-0 win over Switzerland in Sochi | Toronto Star
thestar.comCanada is the defending champion when it comes to women’s hockey, having won three consecutive Olympic gold medals.

by Serena Willoughby via Sochi 2014 daily live coverage 2/8/2014 3:39:15 PM
. @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite take the ice for their short dance. #TeamUSA #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9m4rbIgAA03PB.jpg

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:40:53 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has tied the all-time Winter #Olympic record for most medals #Sochi2014

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 3:41:15 PM
Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

by SCC MediaServer via email 2/8/2014 3:41:28 PM
The Virtue & Moir of Canada dance into the lead with 72.98 points. @Meryl_Davis & @CharlieaWhite are up right now! #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:41:33 PM
Biathlon: Russell Currier (USA) finishes in 61st place, with a 26:58.5 mark.

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 3:42:24 PM
US men's hockey GM David Poile, in St. Paul hospital, not expected to make it to Sochi until medal round (Feb. 18-22) bit.ly/1d5OhYx

by Brian Murphy via twitter 2/8/2014 3:42:46 PM
Tim Burke is the highest-placing American at 19th place.

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 3:42:50 PM
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is also the oldest gold medalist in an individual winter event #Sochi2014

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 3:43:49 PM
Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

by SCC MediaServer via email 2/8/2014 3:44:40 PM
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada finished with a score of 72.98, leading the pack. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

by Jeremy Binckes 2/8/2014 3:47:37 PM
Half-hour traffic back up out of Sochi Olympic Park caused by this: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9oo08IIAAf6ah.jpg

by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:48:31 PM
With 75.98 points @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite win the short dance and earn 10 points for #TeamUSA ! Team USA jumps to third overall!

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:48:38 PM
Meryl Davis and Charlie White finish with 75.98, three points higher than Virtue and Moir.

by Jeremy Binckes via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 3:48:53 PM
So proud of the winning skate from @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite ! What did you think?! #Sochi2014

by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:49:42 PM
.@shawnaricher and I give up. Get off to walk. It's cleared up. We run back to (different) bus. Driver let's us on, tho cops are screaming.

by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:23 PM
USA's Davis/White take 1st place in the Ice Dance component, leaving Canada in 2nd overall - 1 point behind Russia. #Sochi2014

by ReidVanier via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:45 PM
The US ice dance short program isn't as interesting or complex at the Canadian one, but they executed perfectly

by dylan_reid via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:53 PM
The kiss and cry for Davis + White is packed with US teammates; they win ice dance with 75.98.

by Betsy McKay via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:57 PM