Andrus Veerpalu defended his 15-kilometer classical title from Salt Lake City to give Estonia — yes, Estonia — its third gold medal of the games. Countrywoman Kristina Smigun has won two, also in cross country skiing.
Canada finished 1-2 in skeleton with Duff Gibson winning gold and Jeff Pain taking silver.
The U.S. women's hockey team lost to Sweden 3-2 in a shootout in the Olympic semifinals.Canada advanced to the gold medal game with a 6-0 win over Finland. D3
Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States grabbed her board on a jump just before the finish line, then fell to turn what should have been a runaway victory into a silver medal in snowboardcross. Switzerland's Tanja Frieden caught up and won.
Torino hardware
So which country is having the most successful Olympics? Depends how you define success. Norway has the most medals with 13, but only one of them is gold. Germany, Russia and Canada have won 11 medals. The United States has 10 and the most golds with six.
Ohno back on ice
Four years ago, a massive pileup in Salt Lake City left four skaters sprawled on the ice. Apolo Anton Ohno was one of them, but he managed to crawl across the line for a silver medal.
The American star hopes to stay on his skates in today's 1,000 meters — but there are no guarantees. Ohno will have to contend with South Korea's Ahn Hyun-Soo and Lee Ho-Suk, each going for their second medals of these games. Ahn won gold and Lee earned silver in the 1,500 — where Ohno stumbled and failed to advance.
World record holder Li Jiajun of China — who started the chain of events in 2002 and won bronze in the 1,500 last week — is in the field, along with Fabio Carta of Italy. Carta and Ahn were in the race four years ago.
Ohno will skate in the same four-man opening heat as Ahn, with the top two advancing to the semifinals. The other American, Rusty Smith, is in the same heat as Li Ye, the man Ohno got too close to in the 1,500.
By the numbers
4 — Ted Ligety becomes just the fourth Utah-born athlete to win Olympic gold. Can you name the other three and their sports?
22, 51, 52, 53 — Places American skiers Kris Freeman, Lars Flora, Andrew Johnson and Justin Freeman finished in the 15km cross country race.
(Answers to Ligety question: Alma Richards, high jump; Natalie Williams, basketball; Cael Sanderson, wrestling.)
Quote of the day
"She definitely styled that a little too hard." — U.S. snowboarding coach Peter Foley after Lindsey Jacobellis' fall in Friday's snowboardcross.