More Olympic Medals for Americans

A Norwegian skier, Kjetil Jansrud, won the fourth straight Olympic super-G gold medal for his country on Sunday.

Starting 29th, Andrew Weibrecht (WY'-brekt) of the United States flew down the hill and wound up second, 0.30 seconds behind.

American teammate Bode (BOH'-dee) Miller and Jan Hudec of Canada tied for third. Miller is the oldest Alpine skier to medal at 36. It's his sixth Olympic medal.

Norway has long ruled this Olympic discipline, winning gold in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

In other competition:

— The U.S. men's hockey team is playing Slovenia. The Americans led 4-0 after two periods. Austria won its first men's Olympic hockey game in a dozen years by defeating Norway 3-1 in the preliminary round.

— Lindsey Jacobellis of the U.S. failed to make it to the medal round after crashing near the end of the slushy course while leading a semifinal race in women's snowboardcross. Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic dominated the final, posting three wire-to-wire victories. Dominique Maltais of Canada earned her second Olympic medal by grabbing silver. Chloe Trespeuch of France earned bronze.

— Eva Samkova won the women's snowboardcross, the first gold of the games for the Czech Republic. Two racers were taken off the slope on stretchers following crashes during qualifying rounds. Jackie Hernandez of the U.S. suffered a concussion when she crashed approaching the finish line; Helene Olafsen of Norway hurt her knee. On the same slope Saturday, Russian skicross racer Maria Komissarova fractured a vertebra in her back during a training crash. Russian officials said she was in "grave but stable" condition Sunday after surgery and may be airlifted out of Sochi for further treatment.