5 Things You Missed in Sochi: Ted Ligety Wins Gold and a Pussy Riot Crackdown

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia, which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too, so by the time Americans get out of bed, they're already hours behind on Olympics news. But fear not, dear reader: We're here to catch you up on the stories you may have missed overnight, so you can get a gold meal in sports talk around the watercooler on Wednesday morning.

Ted Ligety Takes Home the Gold

American skier Ted Ligety won gold in the men's giant slalom in impressive fashion Tuesday afternoon, giving Team USA its first gold medal in alpine skiing at this year's games. Ligety, 29, won the super combined at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, making him the first American man in history to win two golds in alpine skiing and the first American man to ever win the Olympic giant slalom. Read more...