it s fair to say the party is over in sochi with fireworks and the last blast of pageantry. yesterday s closing ceremony put an end to the xxii olympics. sochi s airport is probably a busy play as athletes and fans begin that long journey home. abc s jim ryan wraps things up for us. reporter: the grand finale at the end of 17-day extravaganza. russia s ring of steel successfully protected these olympics from terrorism. on this last day of the 2014 winter olympics, the last medal for the united states. steven holcomb, pilot of the u.s. bobsled to a third place finish, good for second bronze medal at sochi. russian president vladimir putin had reason to smile. russia led the world with 33 medals, 13 gold medals. united states was second with 28 total. team u.s. hockey player julie chu had the honor of carrying the
passing law after law. and to answer your initial question, the laws that they are passing, which would normally require presidential approval, are being implemented. for example, they passed a law to release yulia tymoshenko who was a main rival of the president. she has been released. she is back in kiev and expected to address protesters any minute. nbc s richard engel on the phone from kiev, thank you very much. to sochi now where on this the final day of olympics, team usa is having a rough afternoon. your spoiler alert right now. we have gotten mention some big news. if you d rather hear final standings now, here is your chance to turn down your sound for just a moment. the u.s. men s hockey team had one chance to medal. but in the bid for bronze against finland, the u.s. came up way short losing 5-0. nbc s brian shactman is live in sochi. brian, the u.s. had looked so good at the start of the
time to recover in time for the olympics. three days after the olympics, she sat next to harding for a photo. it just felt strange. always looking for somebody to run out and do what they did to nancy to other people, including myself. i had people asking me, do you think she had anything to do with it, you know? and my reaction to that was, that s ridiculous. to me, this had to have been some random act. nancy kerrigan came back to win the silver medal in the 94 games. he is in sochi as an analyst for nbc and joins us now. thank you, nancy. you have had an amazing career as a world class figure skater. does it bother you to still have to discuss this incident that happened 20 years ago? well, it s not something i think of on a daily basis. but of course as a so-called anniversary which you typically celebrate if it s good, it s a little bit difficult to look
crowds in kiev are calling for resignation. good afternoon. i m milissa rehberger in for craig melvin. you re watching msnbc. the situation is at a stalemate of sorts in ukraine. we ll talk with richard engel who is there on the ground in just a moment. if you re a leader, you have to try to get a handle on the story and then take decisive action. chris christie is in d.c., along with the nation s governors. but the one-time gop star is now shunning the spotlight. he s truly just america s kid. he s a great kid, that he wasn t a gangster and he wasn t a thug. the father of jordan davis one week after a jury deadlocked on the murder charge for the man who killed his son. we ll talk with one of those jurors this hour. plus, breaking ground. history-making, heart-pumping action. but where will michael sam land in the nfl? we re hearing from the man himself this hour. and on this last full day of competition in sochi, we ll talk to one of the most infamous olympians ever. nancy
side because we have an afterlife in figure skating that you can continue with that. but i think that nice combination look, she was great. that s for sure. she skated better than i think she s ever skated before. but she still looks like a young girl. i would like to see a woman win. i think it would be great for the sport. it s always amazing to watch. nancy kerrigan, olympic figure skating medalist and nbc skating analyst in sochi, great to see you. thank you. up next, the man who was the brightest star in the gop is keeping a very low profile as the nation s governors meet in d.c. where is chris christie? and later, one of the 12 florida jurors who were deadlocked on the michael dunn murder trial, she says race was never a factor in this case. we will talk with her live. stay with us. [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums.