Sochi: American skier Bode Miller, the fastest in training runs, finished a disappointed eighth in the men’s downhill. Austria’s Matthias Mayer was the surprise winner. Miller was ahead of the competition on the first two split times, but then fell back. Visibility was poor and Miller said snow conditions changed drastically during the 20 minutes he waited to take his run. But he took it gracefully saying, “I would’ve loved to get a gold medal today — or any medal.” At 36, Miller appears to have had his last shot at gold in the downhill.

-Jamie Anderson from South Lake Tahoe won the first ever women’s slopestyle snowboarding event. Jenny Jones finished third, winning the first British medal ever for an event on snow.

-Canadian sisters Justine Dufour-Lapointe and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver in the women’s moguls. Justine is 19, Chloe, 22. A third sister, Maxime, failed to make the finals, spoiling hopes for a family sweep of the event. US skier Hannah Kearney took the bronze.

> Norway’s 40-year-old Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won the 10km biathlon sprint to tie the record of 12 medals won at the Winter Olympics.

> The three Indian athletes at the Olympics are officially stateless in the eyes of the games. They can’t wave their country’s flag or display any national insignia. The International Olympic Committee suspended the Indian athletic association for electing officials facing criminal corruption charges.

Note: All the above results have already appeared on television.

Nation: Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department will treat same-sex marriages the same as traditional marriages including bankruptcies, prison visits and survivor benefits. The feds will extend those rights in matters of federal jurisdiction, including legal cases and inheritance, even in the 34 states that do not have same-sex marriage. Gay advocates consider it a major step in their favor.

Winter: If you want to know how cold it is out there, the Great Lakes are 77 percent covered with ice, and still freezing over. Lake Erie is 96 percent and Lake Superior is 92 percent frozen, breaking a 20-year record of 91 percent.

Syria: An aid convoy delivering supplies in the city of Homs came under attack today for the second day in a row. Yesterday the convoy was pinned down for hours by mortar and small arms fire. A driver was injured. There was supposed to be a cease fire to give the convoy safe passage going in, and bringing refugees out. The government and rebels blame each other.

World: A car-sized boulder hit a train in the Southern French Alps, knocking the train off the tracks and killing two people. Thirty-four people were on the train and rescuers had a hard time reaching the remote location in snowy mountains.

Clean Your Room: Nearly 23 percent of Americans 26-years-old still live with their parents, according to recent research. According to Pew Research, unemployment and under-employment are to blame for junior’s failure to launch. A Department of Education report says people with more education are more likely to escape the clutches of mom and dad.

Ladies and Gentlemen: “The Beatles!” It was fifty years ago today, to paraphrase a lyric, that The Beatles appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on CBS and the 60s busted loose.

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