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

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Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands holds his national flag and celebrates after winning the gold in the men's 1,000-meter speed-skating race.

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By Sam Laird2014-02-12 23:31:46 UTC

Wednesday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, saw a historic split gold medal in women's downhill skiing and an American shred the snowboard halfpipe for her first gold medal.

Those were among the day's biggest stories, but we also saw medal action in luge, figure skating, speed skating and more. Read on for a full recap of Wednesday's medal winners, as well as some of its best photo moments.

Alpine Skiing: Women's Downhill

Gold: Dominique Gisin, Switzerland

Gold: Tina Maze, Slovenia

Bronze: Lara Gut, Switzerland

Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 5

Gold medalists Dominique Gisin of Switzerland (L) and Tina Maze of Slovenia celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony for during the Alpine Skiing Women's Downhill on day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Image: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Snowboarding: Women's Halfpipe

Gold: Kaitlyn Farrington, United States

Silver: Torah Bright, Australia

Bronze: Kelly Clark, United States

Sochi Olympics Snowboard Women

From left, silver medalist Australia's Torah Bright, gold medalist United States' Kaitlyn Farrington and bronze medalist United States' Kelly Clark pose on the podium following the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Image: Sergei Grits/Associated Press

Speed Skating: Men's 1,000m

Gold: Stefan Groothuis, Netherlands

Silver: Denny Morrison, Canada

Bronze: Michel Mulder, Netherlands

Nordic Combined Skiing: Men's Normal Hill

Gold: Eric Frenzel, Germany

Silver: Akito Watabe, Japan

Bronze: Magnus Krog, Norway

Sochi Olympics Nordic Combined Men

Germany's Eric Frenzel celebrates winning the gold as he is flanked by Japan's silver medal winner Akito Watabe, left, and Norway's bronze medal winner Magnus Krog during the flower ceremony after the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Image: Matthias Schrader/Associated Press

Luge: Men's Doubles

Gold: Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, Germany

Silver: Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria

Bronze: Andris Sics and Juris Sics, Latvia

Figure Skating: Pairs

Gold: Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, Russia

Silver: Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor klimov, Russia

Bronze: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Germany

Sochi Olympics Figure Skating

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia celebrate on the podium after placing first during the flower ceremony for pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

Image: Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press