PHOTOS: Winter Olympics Day 3

Patrick Deneen of the United States crashes into a flag in the men’s moguls final at Cypress Mountain outside Vancouver.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Competitors in the Nordic combined collapse at the finish line of the 10-kilometer cross-country race.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Johnny Spillane, right, of the U.S. and Alessandro Pittin of Italy glance toward France’s Jason Lamy Chappuis, who passed them in the 10-kilometer cross-country race Sunday to take the gold medal in the Nordic combined. Spillane won the silver.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

U.S. Olympian Todd Lodwick, center, embraces Nordic combined silver medalist Johnny Spillane on Sunday as gold medalist Jason Lamy Chappuis takes in the scene. Lodwick narrowly missed out on the bronze medal.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Johnny Spillane exults Sunday after winning his silver medal -- the first U.S. Olympic medal in the Nordic combined event.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Jeremy Teela of the U.S., competing in this third Winter Olympics, takes aim Sunday during the 10-kilometer sprint, the opening race in the men’s biathlon. He finished ninth in the sprint, won by France’s Vincent Jay.  (Shaun Botterill / Getty Images))

Martina Sablikova waves the flag of the Czech Republic after taking the gold medal in the women’s 3,000-meter speedskating event on Sunday at the Richmond Olympic Oval.  (Friso Gentsch / EPA)

Shuang Zhang of China is pursued by Julie Chu of the U.S. during a women’s hockey preliminary game on Sunday. The U.S. triumphed, 12-1, at UBC Thunderbird Arena.  (Luis Acosta / AFP / Getty Images)

Meghan Duggan (10) of the U.S. attempts to score against China’s Yao Shi (30) on Sunday in a women’s hockey preliminary match.  (Gene J. Puskar / AFP / Getty Images)

Bengt Walden finishes his final run in the men’s singles luge competition, won Sunday by Germany’s Felix Loch. The silver medal went to David Moeller of Germany; Italy’’s Armin Zoeggeler, the two-time defending Olympic champion, took the bronze.  (Michael Sohn / AP Photo)

Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic churns toward a gold medal Sunday in the women’s 3,000-meter speedskating event at Richmond Olympic Oval.  (Friso Gentsch / EPA)

Jason Lamy Chappuis, Montana-born competitor for France, snatches victory in the cross-country race in the Nordic combined event, in which he earned the gold medal.  (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Todd Lodwick of the U.S. heads down the ramp at Whistler, Canada, in the ski jumping portion in the Nordic combined event on Sunday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Johnny Spillane of the U.S. prepares take flight at Whistler, Canada, on Sunday in the ski jumping event of the Nordic combined competition, in which he won the silver medal.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)