Bardonecchia, Italy ? As they so often do in this Swiss-dominated era of parallel giant slalom, clanging cowbells announced the winner.

This time, the clanging was pleasing to American ears as well, as the bronze went to Rosey Fletcher, the first U.S. woman to climb on the podium in the Olympics’ final snowboarding event.

Three-time defending world cup champion Daniela Meuli of Switzerland gave her country and its red-clad, raucous, flag-waving Alpine fans a second gold in as many days.

Biathlon

Women

4x6km Relay

Cesana, Italy – Russia upset two-time defending Olympic champion Germany in the women’s 4x6km biathlon relay, and they did it without banished star Olga Pyleva.

Anna Bogaliy started in place of Pyleva, the only athlete caught so far in the tightest drug net in Winter Olympics history. Bogaliy gave her team a big lead at the first exchange and the Russians never trailed.

Curling

Pinerolo, Italy – The Swedish women’s curling team rock ‘n’ rolled its way to another heavy medal – this one Olympic gold with a 7-6 victory over Switzerland. Earlier, Canada beat Norway, 11-5, to take the bronze.

Freestyle skiing

Men

Aerials

Sauze d’Oulx, Italy – As promised, Jeret “Speedy” Peterson tried his trademark trick – the Hurricane – on the aerials course, but a bobble on the landing did him in.

He finished seventh on a night when the world’s best simply weren’t making mistakes.