let s get to patrick in atlanta. patrick, meantime on the slopes, i believe it s been a pretty rough day for mikaela shiffrin. disappointment for her no doubt? reporter: once again a winter olympic day to forget. the 26-year-old two-time olympic gold medalist. she did not finish the slalom of the alpine combined event sliding off course having entered that slalom portion in fifth place. looking good up to that point. then came from the fall. this was shiffrin s fifth ol olympic event. just to recap worldwide, what was a major shock the american did not finish either in her favorite disciplines, namely the giant slalom and slalom. she is expected to compete in the mixed team event, sixth and final event on saturday. the american describing what happened today as mind boggling adding 60% of her did not finish
landslides ravage a city. brazilian officials say 94 people have been killed tuesday. that is when heavy rain sent water and turning streets into rivers. at the same time more than 250 landslides rolled down the mountains covering everything in its way. it was a big win for canada and a disappointing loss for a u.s. skier. it s the latest from day 13 of the beijing winter olympics. patrick? isa, yes. canada s winter hockey team celebration is in full swing. they celebrate sporting revenge and i ll be telling you about michaela s recent fall from grace. what the american skiing superstar is saying about it. all of that in a few moments when we return so do stay with us today.
i m isa soares. millions of americans are on alert for a cross-country storm threatening tornadoes, ice, snow and flooding. it was a disappointing day for team u.s.a. at the beijing olympics. canada celebrating after beating u.s.a. 3-2. meanwhile, michaela shiffrin crashed out and russian figure skater kamila valiyeva will compete in 30 minutes in the free skate despite a doping scandal. the latest on ukraine for you. a short time ago the russian defense ministry claimed it is moving more of its military units away from ukraine. earlier western allies said they don t believe russian troops
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