Wednesday 14th February - Day 5
* Women's slalom postponed until Friday and women's 15km individual biathlon postponed until Thursday because of strong winds
1. Shaun White wins Winter Olympics halfpipe gold in Pyeongchang
American Shaun White became the first snowboarder to win three Olympic titles when he sensationally snatched halfpipe gold, denying Japanese teenager Ayumu Hirano with a superb final run.
Hirano, 19, landed back-to-back 1440s in his second run to overtake White with a score of 95.25, but the American replied with an amazing 97.75 to win.
"I was so overwhelmed with happiness," a tearful White, 31, said.
His victory secured a 100th Winter Olympic gold for the United States.
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2. Germany's Eric Frenzel defends nordic combined title
Germany's Eric Frenzel defended his nordic combined title at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang as Japan's Akito Watabe again took silver.
Frenzel, who was fifth in the normal hill ski jump, broke clear on the final incline on the last lap of the cross-country section.
The 29-year-old completed the 10km course in 24 minutes 51.4 seconds to finish 4.8 seconds ahead of Watabe.
Austria's Lukas Klapfer claimed bronze, 18.1 seconds behind Frenzel.
Frenzel beat Watabe to gold by 0.06 seconds at Sochi 2014.
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3. Dutch speed skater Jorien ter Mors wins 1,000m gold
Dutch speed skater Jorien ter Mors set an Olympic record to win the gold medal in the women's 1,000m in Pyeongchang.
The 28-year-old clocked one minute, 13.56 seconds to add to her 1,500m and team pursuit golds from the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
Japan's Nao Kodaira, the world record holder, claimed silver with compatriot Miho Takagi in third.
Ireen Wust, the most successful Dutch Olympian of all time with 10 medals, led early on before finishing ninth.
It had looked like defending champion Zhang Hong could be among the medals again, but a slight stumble on the final turn meant the Chinese athlete finished 11th.
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4. Germany's Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt retain luge doubles gold
Germany's Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt successfully defended their luge doubles title at the Winter Olympics.
The pair clocked one minute and 31.697 seconds for their two runs to win by 0.088 seconds.
Austria's Peter Penz and Georg Fischler took the silver medal ahead of Germany's Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken.
Wendl and Arlt posted the fastest time in each run, with their opening time of 45.820 seconds the best overall.
They are the third pair to win the luge doubles event at consecutive Olympics after Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn in 1976 and 1980, and Andreas and Wolfgang Linger in 2006 and 2010.
It was their third Olympic gold overall having claimed two in Sochi four years ago after also winning the inaugural team relay.
Penz and Fischler were the only other pair to break 46 seconds for both their runs in Pyeongchang.
They were third after the first run in Sochi four years ago, but had a nightmare second and eventually finished 19th and last.
Eggert and Benecken are the reigning world champions but were unable to improve on their third place after the first run at the Olympic Sliding Centre and finished 0.290 seconds behind Wendl and Arlt overall.
1. Shaun White wins Winter Olympics halfpipe gold in Pyeongchang
American Shaun White became the first snowboarder to win three Olympic titles when he sensationally snatched halfpipe gold, denying Japanese teenager Ayumu Hirano with a superb final run.
Hirano, 19, landed back-to-back 1440s in his second run to overtake White with a score of 95.25, but the American replied with an amazing 97.75 to win.
"I was so overwhelmed with happiness," a tearful White, 31, said.
His victory secured a 100th Winter Olympic gold for the United States.
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2. Germany's Eric Frenzel defends nordic combined title
Germany's Eric Frenzel defended his nordic combined title at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang as Japan's Akito Watabe again took silver.
Frenzel, who was fifth in the normal hill ski jump, broke clear on the final incline on the last lap of the cross-country section.
The 29-year-old completed the 10km course in 24 minutes 51.4 seconds to finish 4.8 seconds ahead of Watabe.
Austria's Lukas Klapfer claimed bronze, 18.1 seconds behind Frenzel.
Frenzel beat Watabe to gold by 0.06 seconds at Sochi 2014.
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3. Dutch speed skater Jorien ter Mors wins 1,000m gold
Dutch speed skater Jorien ter Mors set an Olympic record to win the gold medal in the women's 1,000m in Pyeongchang.
The 28-year-old clocked one minute, 13.56 seconds to add to her 1,500m and team pursuit golds from the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
Japan's Nao Kodaira, the world record holder, claimed silver with compatriot Miho Takagi in third.
Ireen Wust, the most successful Dutch Olympian of all time with 10 medals, led early on before finishing ninth.
It had looked like defending champion Zhang Hong could be among the medals again, but a slight stumble on the final turn meant the Chinese athlete finished 11th.
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4. Germany's Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt retain luge doubles gold
Germany's Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt successfully defended their luge doubles title at the Winter Olympics.
The pair clocked one minute and 31.697 seconds for their two runs to win by 0.088 seconds.
Austria's Peter Penz and Georg Fischler took the silver medal ahead of Germany's Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken.
Wendl and Arlt posted the fastest time in each run, with their opening time of 45.820 seconds the best overall.
They are the third pair to win the luge doubles event at consecutive Olympics after Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn in 1976 and 1980, and Andreas and Wolfgang Linger in 2006 and 2010.
It was their third Olympic gold overall having claimed two in Sochi four years ago after also winning the inaugural team relay.
Penz and Fischler were the only other pair to break 46 seconds for both their runs in Pyeongchang.
They were third after the first run in Sochi four years ago, but had a nightmare second and eventually finished 19th and last.
Eggert and Benecken are the reigning world champions but were unable to improve on their third place after the first run at the Olympic Sliding Centre and finished 0.290 seconds behind Wendl and Arlt overall.
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