--- title: Sochi Olympics: Photos from Day 3 description: American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg clinched a slopestyle snowboarding victory, as fellow Olympians competed in speed skating, hockey and skiing. canonical: https://time.com/5821/game-on-highlights-from-day-3-of-sochi-olympics/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-08T18:21:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:08:39.751Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Sochi Olympics: Photos from Day 3 og:description: American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg clinched a slopestyle snowboarding victory, as fellow Olympians competed in speed skating, hockey and skiing. og:url: https://time.com/5821/game-on-highlights-from-day-3-of-sochi-olympics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae2745ba016d7ee4/6986821006f2c17f3b32d811/sochi-olympics-photos-day-3-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Germany's Patrick Beckert competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena on Feb. 8, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sochi Olympics: Photos from Day 3 twitter:description: American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg clinched a slopestyle snowboarding victory, as fellow Olympians competed in speed skating, hockey and skiing. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae2745ba016d7ee4/6986821006f2c17f3b32d811/sochi-olympics-photos-day-3-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Game On: Highlights From Day 3 of Sochi Olympics > Sponsored content. 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Antonin Thuillier—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Feb 8, 2014 6:21 PM UTC  Scotty James of Australia reacts during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Semifinals during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 8, 2014 Ryan Pierse—Getty Images  Sage Kotsenburg of the United States competes in the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Feb. 8, 2014. Cameron Spencer—Getty Images  Germany's Patrick Beckert competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena on Feb. 8, 2014. Antonin Thuillier—AFP/Getty Images  Denmark's Christoffer Faarup takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb. 8, 2014 Dimitar Dilkoff—AFP/Getty Images  Italy's Stefania Berton and Italy's Ondrej Hotarek perform during the Figure Skating Pairs Team Free Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace, Feb. 8, 2014. Alexander Nemenov—AFP/Getty Images  Hedvig Wessel of Norway crashes out in the Ladies' Moguls Qualification during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 8, 2014. Mike Ehrmann—Getty Images  Ireland's Seamus O'Connor performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle semi-final competition in Rosa Khutor, Feb. 8, 2014. Dylan Martinez—Reuters  Tara Watchorn #27 of Canada scores a goal against Florence Schelling #41 of Switzerland in the first period during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A Game at Shayba Arena on Feb. 8, 2014. Martin Rose—Getty Images  Sweden's Kajsa Kling speeds down the course in a training session for the women's alpine skiing downhill race during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center Feb. 8, 2014. Mike Segar—Reuters  Sarah Reid of Canada makes a run during a Women's Skeleton training session on Day 1 of Winter Olympics at the Sanki Sliding Center on Feb. 8, 2014 Alex Livesey—Getty Images  Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia competes in the Figure Skating Team Ladies Short Program at Iceberg Skating Palace, Feb 8, 2014. Matthew Stockman—Getty Images  China's Qin Ning performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing moguls qualification round in Rosa Khutor, Feb. 8, 2014. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  From left to right, Norway's Marit Bjoergen, Sweden's Charlotte Kalla, Norway's Therese Johaug, Norway's Heidi Weng and Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen react after the Women's Cross-Country Skiing 7,5km + 7,5km Skiathlon at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center on Feb. 8, 2014.AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) Odd Andersen—AFP/Getty Images  Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe celebrates after winning the women's freestyle skiing moguls final competition, Feb. 8, 2014. Dylan Martinez—Reuters  The Sanki Sliding Center is seen from a gondola after the men's luge competition, Feb. 8, 2014. 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