Eight medal sets were awarded at the Olympic Games in Sochi on Tuesday, February 11.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankCanadian Dara Howell won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in slopestyle.

Canadian Dara Howell won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in slopestyle.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Filippov / Go to the mediabankNorway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla skied to Olympic gold in the women’s cross-country sprint, beating more renowned athletes. Fellow Norwegian Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg took silver

Norway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla skied to Olympic gold in the women’s cross-country sprint, beating more renowned athletes. Fellow Norwegian Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg took silver
© RIA Novosti . Ilua Pitalev / Go to the mediabankNorway’s Ola Vigen Hattestad won gold in the men’s cross-country sprint skiing.

Norway’s Ola Vigen Hattestad won gold in the men’s cross-country sprint skiing.
© RIA Novosti . Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankBelarus’ Darya Domracheva demolished her opposition as she shot to gold in the 10-kilometer biathlon women’s sprint

Belarus’ Darya Domracheva demolished her opposition as she shot to gold in the 10-kilometer biathlon women’s sprint
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankSouth Korea's speedskater star Lee Sang-Hwa retained her Olympic title in the women’s 500 meters on Sochi on Tuesday, scorching around the Adler Arena track in a new Olympic record.

South Korea's speedskater star Lee Sang-Hwa retained her Olympic title in the women’s 500 meters on Sochi on Tuesday, scorching around the Adler Arena track in a new Olympic record.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Baranov / Go to the mediabankRussia’s Olga Fatkulina claimed the second place winning the seventh medal and third silver for the host country.

Russia’s Olga Fatkulina claimed the second place winning the seventh medal and third silver for the host country.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankGermany’s Natalie Geisenberger won gold in the Sochi Olympic luge after breaking her own track record in the third run.

Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger won gold in the Sochi Olympic luge after breaking her own track record in the third run.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankSwitzerland’s Iouri Podladtchikov, the Moscow-born reigning world champion, won snowboard halfpipe gold.

Switzerland’s Iouri Podladtchikov, the Moscow-born reigning world champion, won snowboard halfpipe gold.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Pesnya / Go to the mediabankWorld champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov stormed into the lead of the Olympic figure skating pairs competition, posting a world record score in the short program.

World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov stormed into the lead of the Olympic figure skating pairs competition, posting a world record score in the short program.
© RIA Novosti . Vitaly Belousov / Go to the mediabankGermany’s Carina Vogt flew into the record books by becoming the first-ever Olympic women’s ski jump gold medalist

Germany’s Carina Vogt flew into the record books by becoming the first-ever Olympic women’s ski jump gold medalist