• Jimmie Ericsson, No 42 of Sweden, scores against Kristers Gudlevskis, No 50 of Latvia, in the second period during the men's ice hockey group game on at Shayba Arena on Saturday. Martin Rose / Getty Images
    Jimmie Ericsson, No 42 of Sweden, scores against Kristers Gudlevskis, No 50 of Latvia, in the second period during the men's ice hockey group game on at Shayba Arena on Saturday. Martin Rose / Getty Images
  • Fireworks explode after an evening concert in Rosa Khutor during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday. Mike Segar / Reuters
    Fireworks explode after an evening concert in Rosa Khutor during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday. Mike Segar / Reuters
  • Canada's Jennifer Jones trows the stone as her team mates Jill Officer, left, and Dawn McEwen sweep during women's curling against Russia at the Ice Cube Curling Center on Saturday. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Canada's Jennifer Jones trows the stone as her team mates Jill Officer, left, and Dawn McEwen sweep during women's curling against Russia at the Ice Cube Curling Center on Saturday. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Silver medallist Koen Verweij of the Netherlands competes in the men's 1,500-meter speedskating race on Saturday. Verweij lost the gold medal by three thousandth of a second. Pavel Golovkin / AP
    Silver medallist Koen Verweij of the Netherlands competes in the men's 1,500-meter speedskating race on Saturday. Verweij lost the gold medal by three thousandth of a second. Pavel Golovkin / AP
  • John Daly of the United States puts his head in his hands after a bad final run that dropped him out of medal contention during the men's skeleton competition on Saturday. Natacha Pisarenko / AP
    John Daly of the United States puts his head in his hands after a bad final run that dropped him out of medal contention during the men's skeleton competition on Saturday. Natacha Pisarenko / AP
  • The moon rises behind the cauldron at the Olympic Park on Saturday. Gary Hershorn / Reuters
    The moon rises behind the cauldron at the Olympic Park on Saturday. Gary Hershorn / Reuters
  • Russia's Dmitry Vassiliev crashes into the padded barrier after his first attempt during the ski jumping large hill final in Krasnaya Polyana on Saturday. Gregorio Borgia / AP
    Russia's Dmitry Vassiliev crashes into the padded barrier after his first attempt during the ski jumping large hill final in Krasnaya Polyana on Saturday. Gregorio Borgia / AP
  • China's Wu Chao jumps during men's freestyle skiing aerials training at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Krasnaya Polyana on Saturday. Andy Wong / AP
    China's Wu Chao jumps during men's freestyle skiing aerials training at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Krasnaya Polyana on Saturday. Andy Wong / AP
  • A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Switzerland's gold medalist Sandro Viletta posing during the men's alpine skiing super combined medal ceremony at the Sochi medals plaza on Saturday. Antonin Thuillier / AFP
    A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Switzerland's gold medalist Sandro Viletta posing during the men's alpine skiing super combined medal ceremony at the Sochi medals plaza on Saturday. Antonin Thuillier / AFP

In Pictures: The best images from Day 8 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics


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See the top shots from Saturday’s action at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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