The eighth day of the Sochi Winter Olympics saw medals awarded for the women’s Super G, cross-country skiing relay and 1,500m short track speedskating, while the men fought for medals in skeleton, 1,000m short track and ski jumping. Last but not least, the US and Russia played a dramatic game of hockey.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankAustria’s Anna Fenninger won the gold in the women’s Super G.
Austria’s Anna Fenninger won the gold in the women’s Super G.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankChina’s defending champion Zhou Yang retained her 1,500m title in the women’s short track speedskating.
China’s defending champion Zhou Yang retained her 1,500m title in the women’s short track speedskating.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankViktor Ahn won the gold for Russia in the 1,000m short track speedskating final for his second medal of the Sochi Games after he took the bronze in the 1,500m on Monday.
Viktor Ahn won the gold for Russia in the 1,000m short track speedskating final for his second medal of the Sochi Games after he took the bronze in the 1,500m on Monday.
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankThe silver medal also went to Russia’s Vladimir Grigorev (right).
The silver medal also went to Russia’s Vladimir Grigorev (right).
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankA fraught hockey match between old rivals Russia and the US ended in a 3:2 win for the Americans after an eight-round shootout, which the US won through T.J. Oshie.
A fraught hockey match between old rivals Russia and the US ended in a 3:2 win for the Americans after an eight-round shootout, which the US won through T.J. Oshie.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankAlexander Tretiakov won Russia its first ever Olympic gold in any sliding sport when he won the men’s skeleton.
Alexander Tretiakov won Russia its first ever Olympic gold in any sliding sport when he won the men’s skeleton.