The biggest part of Sunday's competition was the wrap-up of the Team Figure Skating competition, which takes us back to the Iceberg to catch it. After the first 4 heats, the bottom 5 teams were eliminated, which left 5 teams to contend for the Gold. The Pairs free competition had been held the day before, so that left the Men's, Women's, and Ice Dance portions for Sunday. The United States competed well on this day, steering the team to a Bronze Medal. Overall, the Russians won the team Gold, which made Julia Lipnitskaia the second-youngest figure skating gold medal winner, after Maxi Herber, who won Gold at the 1936 Winter Games when she was 2 months younger that Lipnitskaia.
Additionally, the day's competition saw the first competitions in Ice Hockey, with the Women's Prelims being held. The finals for Men's Singles Luge were also held, with Germany winning Gold, Russia taking Silver, and Italy receiving the Bronze. This day also saw the beginning of the Biathlon competition. For those of you who don't quite remember, the Biathlon is a sport that combines both cross-country skiing and shooting. It was originally devised as an exercise for Norwegian soldiers, but now is maintained as a sport. The Women's Sprint competition was held yesterday, and Anastasiya Kumina of Slovakia became the sports first repeat champion. Russia and Ukraine came in to finish with Silver and Bronze, respectively.
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