PHOTOS: Winter Olympics Day 5

Biathlon 12.5K pursuit gold medalist Bjorn Ferry, center, of Sweden takes his place Tuesday on the awards podium between Austria’s Christoph Sumann, left, the silver medalist, and bronze medalist Vincent Jay of France.  (Charlie Krupa / Associated Press)

Doresia Krings of Austria competes Tuesday during the women’s snowboard cross, in which Maelle Ricker of Canada took the gold medal.  (Alex Livesey / Getty Images)

Dmitry Marushchak of Russia tunes up Tuesday for the men’s freestyle skiing aerials at Cypress Mountain.  (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

Speedskater Lee Sang-Hwa, victorious in the women’s 500-meter race, savors the moment Tuesday at the Richmond Olympic Oval.  (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)

Wiping her face with snow, Nelly Moenne Loccoz of France collects herself after finishing out of the running for a medal in the women’s snowboard cross on Tuesday at the 2010 Winter Olympics.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Women’s snowboard cross winner Maelle Ricker begins her celebration after clinching a gold medal for the Vancouver Olympics’ host country at Cypress Mountain on Tuesday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kazakstan’s lithe Denis Ten spins during the men’s figure-skating short program at Pacific Coliseum on Tuesday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Paolo Bacchini’s expression reflects the rigors of his routine on Tuesday in the men’s figure-skating short program at Pacific Coliseum.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

U.S. speedskater Heather Richardson, right, switches lanes with China’s Xing Aihua on Tuesday in the women’s 500-meter race at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Richardson finished sixth in the event.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Fans of the U.S. men’s hockey team wave a flag during the first period of the Americans’ 3-1 victory over Switzerland at Canada Hockey Place.  (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)

Bobby Ryan of the U.S. celebrates his first-period goal in the Americans’ 3-1 victory over Switzerland. Not so happy is Swiss goalie Jonas Hiller, who happens to be Ryan’s NHL teammate on the Anaheim Ducks.  (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

A young fan watches the U.S. take on Switzerland in men’s hockey at Canada Hockey Place (known as General Motors Place, home of the Vancouver Canucks, during the NHL season).  (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)

The U.S. short-track speed-skating team limbers up on the ice at the Pacific Coliseum.  (Yuri Kadobnov / AFP / Getty Images)

Ukrainian ski jumper Vitaliy Shumbarets falls during a practice session at Whistler Olympic Park. In the first round of the large-hill event, Shumbarets finished 45th; he did not qualify for the finals.  (Grzegorz Momot / EPA)

Dominique Maltais of Canada goes airborne during the women’s snowboard cross preliminaries at the Cypress Mountain Upper Fork Course. Maltais did not advance to the quarterfinals.  (Andrew Gombert / EPA)

Volunteer Todd Larsen adjusts his goggles in the fog before the women’s snowboard cross preliminaries at Cypress Mountain.  (Bela Szandelszky / Associated Press)