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2014-02-12 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
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
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
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
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
And Now, For Wednesday's Best Photos ...
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