living those emotions. it was really pretty raw and pretty painful. if you do think that thinking of him and that experience is what pushed you over the edge in the super g, is there a nice part of that he helped you do that? yes. and if you lose a family member, a loved one, i don t think there s anything more sort of to honor their memory than to use that memory and the love for them to do something that maybe you couldn t do otherwise. and that felt great, but it also was painful. bode miller talking to our rachel nichols. we ll be right back.
medallist. his teammate jacob say warrior. he didn t medal but competed finishing out the event after suffering what he believes is a broken broken ankle. higher up the mountain, snow wreaked havoc on the super-g where the american finished fifth. meryl davis and charlie white made history as the first americans to take ice dancing gold. the pair who have been together 17 years beat out canadian rivals who twizzled their way to silver. in women s hockey, thyme usa advanced to the medal game. the long a waited medal of the night came on the track, americans blazed through the longest bobsled run to win the bronze. it was the first american medal in the two man bobsled in 62 years. this morning, the glow was there
after an epic win yesterday over russia, the u.s. men s olympic hockey team beat slovenia today 5-1, so the team will advance to the quarterfinals. and it was a big day for team usa in the men s super-g. the pressure was on bode miller, so was he able to make up for it? we ll give you results in just a minute. and after a long back and forth, team usa speed skaters finally switched out their controversial body armor suits. all 39 players took to the ice saturday in the men s 1,500 meters wearing suits from their previous successful world cup season. but how much of a difference did it really make? we ll take a look at that. here we go with your spoiler alert. in the next few minutes, we re going to talk about some of the olympic events that have already happened but haven t been broadcast yet, so turn away or turn down the sound on your tv if you don t want to hear them. maybe you can all watch it tonight on nbc in primetime. let s get more on the games. we re bringing in nbc s ann
the headlines coming out of sochi. snowboarder lindsay jacobellis, a favorite for the gold, hit the slopes today. the 28-year-old from connecticut had a fall on that treacherous course, which rekindled memories of a similar tumble that she took in turin. it was a good day in the men s super-g. bode miller feeling the pressure to perform. is he taking home a medal? we ll get those results in just a minute. merrill davis and charlie white are they canning their skills back to the ice. the dynamic duo are looking for a score that qualifies them for the free dance finals. those are scheduled tomorrow. so, back to spoiler alert time. you know the music by now. in just the next few minutes, we ll talk about some of the olympic events that have already happened, but have not yet been broadcast. so turn away if you don t want to hear them. you can all watch it on nbc primetime tonight. let s bring in anne thompson as
drink water. it s a long story. well, not having branches let s us give you great rates and service. i d like that. a new way to bank. a better way to save. ally bank. your money needs an ally. a live picture of the olympic flame burning in sochi. tonight in primetime, men s alpine skiing will be a big event to watch. ted ligety is going to take on bode milner the super-g. merle davis and charlie white are going to take their dancing skills back to the ice today. the electrifying duo are looking for a score that qualifies them for the free dance final on monday. and after a 12-year absence from the winter games, the jamaican bobsled team is making their big comeback today. it s a catchy one at that. the team s theme song is a