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                American Skier Ligety Wins Giant Slalom in Sochi

   by VOA News

   American skier Ted Ligety has won gold in the men's giant slalom at the
   Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
   His two-run time edged out France's Steve Missillier, who took the
   silver Wednesday, and another Frenchman, Alexis Pinturault who won
   bronze.
   Switzerland's Patrizia Kummer won the first-ever women's parallel giant
   slalom snowboarding event, while Russia's Vic Wild won the men's
   competition.
   Athletes are competing for medals in five other events, including the
   women's bobsled and 5,000-meter speed skating.
   Women's figure skating begins with the short program Wednesday, as
   South Korea's Yuna Kim tries to become the first back-to-back champion
   in the event since 1988.
   Her competition includes 2010 silver medalist Mao Asada from Japan, and
   15-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia, who emerged as a star last
   week helping host Russia win gold in the first-ever team competition.
   Curling moves closer to its medal round, as both men and women compete
   in semifinal matches, while men's ice hockey holds its quarterfinals.
   The United States and Russia lead the overall medal count with 21. The
   Netherlands has 20, Norway 18, Canada 17 and Germany 15.
   In gold medals, Germany has the most with eight, followed by Norway and
   the U.S. with seven.
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