The main events of the day in photos from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Day 8, February 15: The United States tops Russia in men's hockey group play, Austria takes gold in the women's Super G, and China wins a speed skating competition.
Winter Olympics, Day 8
![Russia's Victor An and Vladimir Grigorev celebrate after placing first and second respectively in men's 1000m at the short track events. (EPA/Hannibal Hanshke)](https://gdb.rferl.org/ca015ddc-6edb-4e78-b97d-39e25e8002a5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russia's Victor An and Vladimir Grigorev celebrate after placing first and second respectively in men's 1000m at the short track events. (EPA/Hannibal Hanshke)
![Austria's Anna Fenninger skis during the women's alpine skiing Super G competition. She went on to win the gold medal. (REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler)](https://gdb.rferl.org/4016c446-48c0-4975-b78d-5b0c971aafb9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Austria's Anna Fenninger skis during the women's alpine skiing Super G competition. She went on to win the gold medal. (REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler)
![Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch reacts in the finish area during the women's alpine skiing Super G competition. She won the silver medal. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)](https://gdb.rferl.org/350ee03d-3f72-45b2-8dfe-1608a23ec245_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch reacts in the finish area during the women's alpine skiing Super G competition. She won the silver medal. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)
![Switzerland's Dominique Gisin lies on the snow after falling during the women's alpine skiing Super-G. (AFP/Javier Soriano)](https://gdb.rferl.org/370a7f89-e195-4c95-bf84-81d9f3680d6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Switzerland's Dominique Gisin lies on the snow after falling during the women's alpine skiing Super-G. (AFP/Javier Soriano)
![Germany's Nicole Fessel of Germany prepares for women's cross-country 4 x 5km relay competition. (EPA/Filip Singer)](https://gdb.rferl.org/b3a92ef5-f22b-4337-99d4-e352b5715aad_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Germany's Nicole Fessel of Germany prepares for women's cross-country 4 x 5km relay competition. (EPA/Filip Singer)
![Sweden's Emma Wiken, in front, and Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen compete in the women's cross-country skiing 4x5km relay. (AFP/Kirril Kudryavtsev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/b2ff2842-d850-4e8f-a1fc-fedf1443def6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sweden's Emma Wiken, in front, and Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen compete in the women's cross-country skiing 4x5km relay. (AFP/Kirril Kudryavtsev)
![(From left) Austria's Katerina Smutna, Poland's Kornelia Kubinska and France's Aurore Jean compete in the women's cross-country skiing 4x5km relay. (AFP/Kirril Kudryavtsev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/1bead0bf-50ad-491f-930a-e2a0aaa790e4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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(From left) Austria's Katerina Smutna, Poland's Kornelia Kubinska and France's Aurore Jean compete in the women's cross-country skiing 4x5km relay. (AFP/Kirril Kudryavtsev)
![Finland's Anne Kylloenen (center) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (left) and Kerttu Niskanen of Finland react at the finish line during the women's cross-country 4 x 5km relay competition. Finland won silver. (EPA/Filip Singer)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c43f245d-2d50-437b-b86c-e87c8e5b3213_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Finland's Anne Kylloenen (center) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (left) and Kerttu Niskanen of Finland react at the finish line during the women's cross-country 4 x 5km relay competition. Finland won silver. (EPA/Filip Singer)
![Sweden's relay team, Ida Ingemarsdotter, Emma Wiken, Anna Haag, and Charlotte Kalla, celebrate during the flower ceremony for the women's cross-country 4 x 5km relay event. The Swedish team won gold. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f51f3226-6de9-49ac-a020-79da435a5a8e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sweden's relay team, Ida Ingemarsdotter, Emma Wiken, Anna Haag, and Charlotte Kalla, celebrate during the flower ceremony for the women's cross-country 4 x 5km relay event. The Swedish team won gold. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)
![Slovenia's players celebrate at the end of the men's Ice Hockey Group A match after defeating Slovakia by a score of 3:1. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/cb85faee-f5d8-446c-b2b6-fff91c252b8d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Slovenia's players celebrate at the end of the men's Ice Hockey Group A match after defeating Slovakia by a score of 3:1. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)
![Phoebe Stanz of Switzerland celebrates after scoring against Russia during the women's quarterfinal match. (EPA/Srdjan Suki)](https://gdb.rferl.org/730b3863-97f1-40ef-a7c8-1000cb0ce1e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Phoebe Stanz of Switzerland celebrates after scoring against Russia during the women's quarterfinal match. (EPA/Srdjan Suki)
![South Korea's Kim Alang (right) falls as she competes in the women's short track 1500m final. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)](https://gdb.rferl.org/b427d8de-ac92-4b44-a023-5e49fe6cf861_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korea's Kim Alang (right) falls as she competes in the women's short track 1500m final. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
![China's Zhou Yang celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's short track 1.500m final.](https://gdb.rferl.org/591589db-87da-4298-a216-8c9c7264b635_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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China's Zhou Yang celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's short track 1.500m final.
![U.S. player Cam Fowler scores against Russia's goalkeeper, Sergei Bobrovski, during the Men's Ice Hockey Group A match. The United States beat Russia 3:2](https://gdb.rferl.org/20ae5e89-2ba3-48f6-8e62-81386f5436af_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. player Cam Fowler scores against Russia's goalkeeper, Sergei Bobrovski, during the Men's Ice Hockey Group A match. The United States beat Russia 3:2
![U.S. player T.J. Oshie (left) celebrates with teammates Ryan Callahan (center) and Paul Stastny (right) after scoring to win the game in a shootout against Russia during the Men's Preliminary Round Group A match.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b0c0ac7e-3666-4c71-a01d-7d0ed056314b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. player T.J. Oshie (left) celebrates with teammates Ryan Callahan (center) and Paul Stastny (right) after scoring to win the game in a shootout against Russia during the Men's Preliminary Round Group A match.
![Poland's Zbigniew Brodka skates to a first place finish during the men's 1500m speed skating race. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)](https://gdb.rferl.org/73c2f359-22f0-41d1-85b8-131739673406_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Poland's Zbigniew Brodka skates to a first place finish during the men's 1500m speed skating race. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
![Switzerland's two-woman bobsleigh steered by Fabienne Meyer takes a practice run during a training session at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor. (AFP/ Lionel Bonaventure)](https://gdb.rferl.org/d5486522-171f-4edc-935c-1cc4ca4a9112_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Switzerland's two-woman bobsleigh steered by Fabienne Meyer takes a practice run during a training session at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor. (AFP/ Lionel Bonaventure)