Saturday, 15 February 2014

Today's Winners in Sochi: Skeleton, Speed Skating and More


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Russia_1Russia's Alexander Tretiakov celebrates after finishing and win the Men's Skeleton Heat 4 and final run at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 15, 2014.

Image: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images



Saturday's biggest news of the Winter Olympics in Sochi was likely Team USA's instant classic hockey win over Russia. That was just one match in group play, but Saturday also saw several medal competitions take place.


Olympic hardware was doled out in skeleton, speed skating, ski jumping and more. Read on for a full recap of Saturday's medal winners, plus a gallery of some of its best photo moments.



Alpine Skiing: Women's Super-G

Gold: Anna Fenninger, Austria

Silver: Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany

Bronze: Nicole Hosp, Austria


Cross-Country Skiing: Women's 4 x 5km Relay

Gold: Sweden

Silver: Finland

Bronze: Germany


Speed Skating: Women's 1,500m

Gold: Yang Zhou, China

Silver: Suk Hee Sim, South Korea

Bronze: Arianna Fontana, Italy


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China's Zhou Yang celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 15, 2014.



Image: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images



Speed Skating: Men's 1,500m

Gold: Zbigniew Brodka, Poland

Silver: Koen Verweij, Netherlands

Bronze: Denny Morrison, Canada


Speed Skating: Men's 1,000m

Gold: Viktor Ahn, Russia

Silver: Vladimir Grigorev, Russia

Bronze: Sjinkie Knegt, Netherlands


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Gold medalist Viktor Ahn of Russia celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Short Track Speed Skating Men's on day 8 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Medals Plaza on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.



Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images



Men's Skeleton

Gold: Alexander Tretiakov, Russia

Silver: Martins Dukurs, Latvia

Bronze: Matt Antoine, United States


Ski Jumping: Men's Individual Large Hill

Gold: Kamil Stoch, Poland

Silver: Noriaki Kasai, Japan

Bronze: Peter Prevc, Slovenia


And Now, Saturday's Best Olympic Photos



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