On Wednesday in Sochi, the US' Ted Ligety won gold in the giant slalom, and the Finnish men's hockey team knocked the Russians, a favorite to medal, out of the tournament.
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There was action today on the alpine and Nordic skiing courses, ski jump hills, the hockey and speed skating arenas, and snowboard cross and halfpipe venues. These are some of our favorite photos of the day.
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Athletes with connections to Minnesota are flying high at the Sochi Winter Olympics -- quite literally in the case of skier Keri Herman from Bloomington.
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In Sochi today, the U.S. men's hockey team crushed Slovakia, Canada won their fifth straight in women's curling and Evgeni Plushenko retired from competitive figure skating shortly after withdrawing from the men's competition.
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Chris Gibbs' first attempt at traditional winter camping in the Boundary Waters didn't end well. "We had a 20 below night and our Stove Top stuffing froze to the bottom of the bowl," Gibbs said. "We kind of decided to pull the plug on that one very quick -- we weren't very well prepared." He's quickly learned what's necessary to adequately prepare for a camping trip in the Minnesota winter. Here are some of his photos.
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