but there was no need for a translator monday because nobody was mincing words : the sochi halfpipe is substandard , the top riders in the world agreed .
“ i saw everyone take a hard fall today .
u.s. beats switzerland in women ’s hockey .
also , short - track speedskating and curling feb. 10 , 2014 julia mancuso of the u.s. in action during the downhill portion of the super combined ski event , which also includes a slalom run , during day 3 of the sochi 2014 winter olympic games on february 10 .
u.s. beats switzerland in women ’s hockey .
 
” continue reading the main story slide show it was iouri podladtchikov of switzerland — i - pod to his friends — who won the gold medal by doing a trick and a run that white and the others could not match .
“ everyone is not happy right now , ” said three - time olympian hannah teter , the 2006 gold medal winner in the event .
just one day before the olympic halfpipe competition is scheduled to begin , snowboarders criticized the condition of the pipe , and one former gold medal winner even suggested the event be pushed back .