Winners in Sochi: First-Ever Halfpipe Skiing, Snowboard Cross and More

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From left to right, silver medalist Sven Kramer, gold medalist Jorrit Bergsma and bronze medalist Bob de Jong, all from the Netherlands, after the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 18.

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By Sam Laird2014-02-19 00:13:31 UTC

Tuesday in Sochi saw medals awarded in snowboarding, alpine skiing, speed skating, biathlon and more. The Dutch continued their speed skating domination at the Winter Olympics. Stateside, the day's biggest news was probably American David Wise winning the first-ever men's gold medal in halfpipe skiing.

Read on for a full recap of Tuesday's medal winners, plus a gallery of some of its best photo moments.

Freestyle Skiing: Men's Halfpipe

Gold: David Wise, United States

Silver: Mike Riddle, Canada

Bronze: Kevin Rolland, France

Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men

David Wise of the United States gets air during the men's ski halfpipe final at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Image: Sergei Grits/Associated Press

Snowboarding: Men's Cross

Gold: Pierre Vaultier, France

Silver: Nikolay Olyunin, Russia

Bronze: Alex Deibold, United States

Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men

France's Pierre Vaultier, left, celebrates taking the gold medal ahead of silver medalist Nikolai Olyunin of Russia, right, and bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States in the men's snowboard cross final at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 18.

Image: Andy Wong/Associated Press

Speed Skating: Men's 10,000m

Gold: Jorrit Bergsman, Netherlands

Silver: Sven Kramer, Netherlands

Bronze: Bob de Jong, Netherlands

Short-Track Speed Skating: Women's 3,000m Relay

Gold: Korea

Silver: Canada

Bronze: Italy

Sochi Olympics Short Track Speedskating

From front to back, South Korea's Park Seung-hi, Kim Alang, Shim Suk-Hee and Cho Ha-ri react after winning the women's 3,000-meter short track speed skating relay final at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 18

Image: Bernat Armangue/Associated Press

Nordic Combined: Individual Large Hill, Cross-Country

Gold: Joergen Graabak, Norway

Silver: Magnus Hovdal Moan, Norway

Bronze: Fabian Riessle, Germany

Sochi Olympics Nordic Combined Men

Norway's Joergen Graabak, right, is congratulated by Norway's silver medal winner Magnus Hovdal Moan after winning the gold medal during the Nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill competition at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 18.

Image: Matthias Schrader/Associated Press

Biathlon: Men's 15km Mass Start

Gold: Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway

Silver: Martin Fourcade, France

Bronze: Ondrej Moravec, Czech Republic

Alpine Skiing: Women's Giant Slalom

Gold: Tina Maze, Slovenia

Silver: Anna Fenninger, Austria

Bronze: Viktoria Rebensburg, Germany