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             Fog Postpones One of Seven Olympic Medal Events Monday

   Fog has once again caused a gold medal event at the Sochi Winter
   Olympics to be postponed.
   The men`s biathlon 15-kilometer mass start is now scheduled for Tuesday
   - the second straight day the race has been delayed by fog.
   That means six medal events are now set for Monday at the Winter
   Olympics, including a showdown in the ice dance competition between
   Canada and the United States.
   Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White lead the competition going into
   the decisive free dance, but face a stiff challenge from Canadians Tess
   Virtue and Scott Moir.
   Meanwhile, the first bobsled medals of the games will be decided, along
   with a biathlon event for women - weather permitting.
   Four countries won Olympic gold medals Sunday, with the Netherlands
   sweeping the top three places in the 1,500-meter women`s speedskating
   event.
   Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors set a record in winning the Gold,
   defeating two teammates, favorite Ireen Wust, who finished second, and
   Lotte van Beek.
   Norwegian skier Kjetil Jansrud won the men`s super-G. The Czech
   Republic won its first gold medal of the Games when Eva Samkova,
   wearing a fake moustache for good luck, took the women`s snowboarding
   cross event. Sweden took the gold in the men`s four by 10-kilometer
   cross country relay.
   The top five nations leading the total medals race at the end of
   Sunday`s competition are Netherlands with 17, host Russia and the
   United States with 16 each, and Norway and Canada with 14 each. Germany
   leads the gold medal count with seven, followed by Netherlands, Norway
   and Switzerland with five each.
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