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Winter Olympics: Friday, February 16

Updated 9:05 AM ET, Fri February 16, 2018

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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin is consoled after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/sport/mikaela-shiffrin-slalom-intl/index.html" target="_blank">finishing fourth in the slalom</a> -- her best event and the event she won four years ago at the Olympics. She had won the giant slalom a day before.
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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin is consoled after finishing fourth in the slalom -- her best event and the event she won four years ago at the Olympics. She had won the giant slalom a day before.
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China's Xu Mengtao crashes during the aerials final.
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China's Xu Mengtao crashes during the aerials final.
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US hockey player Ryan Donato, back center, celebrates one of his two goals against Slovakia. The Americans won 2-1 for their first victory of these Olympics.
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US hockey player Ryan Donato, back center, celebrates one of his two goals against Slovakia. The Americans won 2-1 for their first victory of these Olympics.
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A fan attends the men's hockey game between Slovenia and the Olympic athletes from Russia.
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A fan attends the men's hockey game between Slovenia and the Olympic athletes from Russia.
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A fan watches British skeleton athlete Lizzy Yarnold.
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A fan watches British skeleton athlete Lizzy Yarnold.
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Liubov Nikitina, a freestyle skier from Russia, competes in the aerials.
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Liubov Nikitina, a freestyle skier from Russia, competes in the aerials.
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Slovenia's Sabahudin Kovacevic reacts during the game against the Olympic athletes from Russia. The Russians won 8-2.
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Slovenia's Sabahudin Kovacevic reacts during the game against the Olympic athletes from Russia. The Russians won 8-2.
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Dutch speedskater Esmee Visser celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the 5,000 meters. It is the Netherlands' sixth gold of these Games -- all in speedskating.
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Dutch speedskater Esmee Visser celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the 5,000 meters. It is the Netherlands' sixth gold of these Games -- all in speedskating.
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A referee jumps onto the net to avoid play during the hockey game between Slovakia and the United States.
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A referee jumps onto the net to avoid play during the hockey game between Slovakia and the United States.
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, the Olympic gold medalist in 2014, got his title defense off to a great start with a short program that received the second-highest score of all time.
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, the Olympic gold medalist in 2014, got his title defense off to a great start with a short program that received the second-highest score of all time.
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Young skaters pick up gifts thrown onto the ice for Hanyu.
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Young skaters pick up gifts thrown onto the ice for Hanyu.
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American Nathan Chen was expected to challenge Hanyu for the gold, but he fell at the start of his short program and then stumbled a couple more times.
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American Nathan Chen was expected to challenge Hanyu for the gold, but he fell at the start of his short program and then stumbled a couple more times.
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Adam Rippon reacts after performing his short program on the first day of men's figure skating. He was the highest-scoring American but still has a long way to go to be in medal contention.
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Adam Rippon reacts after performing his short program on the first day of men's figure skating. He was the highest-scoring American but still has a long way to go to be in medal contention.
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Tonga's Pita Taufatofua, right, hugs Morocco's Samir Azzimani after finishing the 15-kilometer freestyle. Taufatofua is most known for going shirtless during the last two opening ceremonies. He competed in taekwondo at the Rio Summer Games in 2016.
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Tonga's Pita Taufatofua, right, hugs Morocco's Samir Azzimani after finishing the 15-kilometer freestyle. Taufatofua is most known for going shirtless during the last two opening ceremonies. He competed in taekwondo at the Rio Summer Games in 2016.
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Italy's Michela Moioli finishes first in the snowboard cross final.
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Italy's Michela Moioli finishes first in the snowboard cross final.
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Norwegian skip Thomas Ulsrud throws a stone during a curling match against South Korea.
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Norwegian skip Thomas Ulsrud throws a stone during a curling match against South Korea.
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Korean performers parade in the Gangneung Olympic Park.
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Korean performers parade in the Gangneung Olympic Park.
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Austria's Matthias Mayer won gold in the super-G just a few days after a spectacular crash in the combined event. It's the second Olympic gold for Mayer, who won the downhill in 2014.
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Austria's Matthias Mayer won gold in the super-G just a few days after a spectacular crash in the combined event. It's the second Olympic gold for Mayer, who won the downhill in 2014.
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American John Shuster competes in curling.
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American John Shuster competes in curling.
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Supporters of Team USA cheer during the men's hockey game against Slovakia.
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Supporters of Team USA cheer during the men's hockey game against Slovakia.
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Spain's Javier Fernandez finished second after skating his short program. The competition ends Saturday.
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Spain's Javier Fernandez finished second after skating his short program. The competition ends Saturday.
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Cross-country skier Dario Cologna, representing Switzerland, celebrates after winning gold in the 15-kilometer freestyle for the third straight Olympics.
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Cross-country skier Dario Cologna, representing Switzerland, celebrates after winning gold in the 15-kilometer freestyle for the third straight Olympics.
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Japan's Keiji Tanaka falls during his short program.
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Japan's Keiji Tanaka falls during his short program.
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South Korea's Yun Sung-bin -- rocking a sweet Iron Man mask -- delighted the home crowd with gold in the men's skeleton. It's the first medal that South Korea has ever won in a sliding event.
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South Korea's Yun Sung-bin -- rocking a sweet Iron Man mask -- delighted the home crowd with gold in the men's skeleton. It's the first medal that South Korea has ever won in a sliding event.
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Athletes compete in a snowboard cross semifinal. From left are Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic, Alexandra Jekova of Bulgaria, Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States and Loccoz Nelly Moenne of France.
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Athletes compete in a snowboard cross semifinal. From left are Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic, Alexandra Jekova of Bulgaria, Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States and Loccoz Nelly Moenne of France.
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North Korean cheerleaders perform while watching the first run of the women's slalom.
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North Korean cheerleaders perform while watching the first run of the women's slalom.
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See photos from the Winter Olympics, which are taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea.