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Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen skis during the men's biathlon 20k individual race, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Biathlon mixed relay makes Olympic debut in Sochi

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press

This undated image provided by Under Armour shows the Mach 39 suit for the U.S Olympic speedskating team. The U.S. speedskating team blamed its poor performance at the games at least in part on their Mach 39 suits that were developed by Under Armour and touted as the world’s fastest speedskating suits. (AP Photo/Under Armour)

Under Armour stumbles in Olympic sponsorship

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

David Wise of the United States gets air during men's ski half pipe qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

David Wise of U.S. wins gold in freestyle skiing halfpipe

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Violinst Vanessa Mae, starting under her father's name as Vanessa Vanakorn for Thailand, leaves after competing in the first run of the women's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Column: Vanessa-Mae gives little to Olympics

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Adam Crook of the British Virgin Islands gets air during men's ski half pipe qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

SOCHI SCENE: From the islands

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France's Kevin Rolland competes during the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Wise wins on halfpipe for another American gold

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Emery Lehman of the U.S. competes in the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Teenage speedskater Lehman wraps up 1st Olympics

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Olympics offer fun moments for students, retirees

By JIM MAYFIELD - Associated Press

Vt. school alum wins bronze medal in Olympics

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Nate Holland of the United States takes a drop during the third men's snowboard cross heat at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

SOCHI SCENE: Heartbreak for Holland

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Bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States walks to a flower ceremony after the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Former wax tech smooths his way to bronze

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

The team from Russia RUS-1, piloted by Alexander Zubkov and brakeman Alexey Voevoda, cross into the finish area to win the gold medal during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

SOCHI SCENE: Young and old

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Slovenia forward Anze Kopitar (11) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Austria in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Kopitar’s Slovenia tops Austria, advances in Sochi

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

This photo provided by Maria Alekhina, a member of the punk band Pussy Riot, was taken in the back of a police detention vehicle after she and several others were detained in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Fellow band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova wrote on Twitter that she and Alekhina were detained Tuesday while walking in downtown Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Maria Alekhina)

Sochi tension: Pussy Riot members briefly detained

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

Violinst Vanessa Mae starting under her father name as Vanessa Vanakorn, celebrates in the finish area after completing the first run of the women's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Violinist Vanessa-Mae completes giant slalom

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Jenni Hiirikoski of Finland celebrates their 2-1 win over Germany with goalkeeper Noora Raty after the 2014 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey game at Shayba Arena, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Finland, Russia play for women’s hockey 5th place

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Slovakia forward Tomas Kopecky is checked by a trainer in the first period of a men's ice hockey game against Slovenia at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Slovakia’s Kopecky ruled out for rest of Olympics

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach walk along the promenade on the Black Sea near the Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Putin in Sochi: a disciplined show

By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

Security guards walk past the Olympic rings prior to a men's snowboard cross competition at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

In Sochi, Olympic security increasingly uneven

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press