It's day six at the Sochi Olympics and while competition is over for some athletes, it's just beginning for others.
Russian Curler Andrey Drozdov faceplanted during Thursday's match against Switzerland. It was also the first day of the Women's skeleton competition, and top men's figure skater Evgeni Plushenko retired after withdrawing from the Sochi Olympics.
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Other top moments included a major crash in women's speed skating during the 500m by Great Britain's Elsie Christie, allowing China's Li Jianrou to win gold unopposed.
With Germany's luge relay victory, the country has successfully won gold medals in all four luge events of the 2014 Winter Olympics. From left to right: Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl, Natalie Geisenberger and Tobias Arlt.
Nicholas Goepper of the United States placed third in the freestyle skiing men's ski slopestyle finals on Feb. 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Gus Kenworthy, also of the United States, won the silver medal in the men's ski slopestyle finals.
American Joss Christensen won the gold medal in the men's ski slopestyle finals.
The United States swept the men's ski slopestyle. This was the first event of the 2014 Winter Olympics that USA swept, but not the first to be completely taken by one country.
(Right to left) China's Li Jianrou skates past Italy's Arianna Fontana, Great Britain's Elise Christie, and South Korea's Park Seung-Hi to take the gold medal in the women's short track 500m.
Italy's Arianna Fontana careens into the boards after the three-skater crash that allowed Jianrou to take the gold.
Great Britain's Elise Christie of Great Britain watches Li Jianrou skate past after the fall.
Li Jianrou of China cries after winning the women's 500m short track speed skating final.
Slovakia celebrate their only goal of the game, by Tomas Tatar (#90). The first men's hockey match of the Olympics ended in a 7-1 win for the United States.
Russia's Alexander Ovechkin celebrates his team's first goal during the men's ice hockey group A match against Slovenia. Russia won the game 5-2.
Members of the Japanese women's hockey team bow after their 4-0 loss to Germany.
The first skeleton events of the year were the first two women's heats. Russia's Elena Nikitina is currently in third place.
American Noelle Pikus-Pace is currently in second place with a second-heat time +0.44 behind the leader after today's races.
Elizabeth Yarnold of Great Britain is ranked first going in to tomorrow's final two heats of women's skeleton.
A Russian fan shouts during the curling round robin match between Russia and Switzerland.
The curling round robin continues for men and women. This men's session 6 match ended in a 5-4 victory for Sweden over Norway.
Sweden's Niklas Edin shouts towards the stone in Sweden's match against Norway.
Switzerland's Carmen Schaefer lines up a stone during the women's match against Sweden, which ended in a 9-8 victory for Sweden.
Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk won gold in the women's cross-country skiing 10k classic at the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Center.
France's Martin Fourcade won his second gold medal this year in the men's biathlon 20k individual.
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