Olympics

New Jersey's Molly Schaus had 10 saves in goal and Monique Lamoureux, Brianna Decker and Amanda Kessel all scored within 55 seconds in the first period as the United States romped to a 9-0 victory over Switzerland on Monday to all-but clinch a spot in the Olympic women's hockey semifinals.

Maria Hoefl-Riesch won her second straight Olympic super-combined title Monday, with downhill leader Julia Mancuso settling for bronze.

The United States dominated a new Olympic sport, and the host nation of Russia claimed its first gold of the Sochi Games during the first weekend of competition. Here's a recap of this weekend's action:

The United States women's hockey team will have a new goaltender for its second game of the Olympics.

Jamie Anderson has given the United States a sweep in slopestyle snowboarding at the Sochi Olympics.

Sage Kotsenburg of the United States owns the first gold medal of the 2014 Olympics, soaring to victory in the men's snowboarding slopestyle final.

An elaborate opening ceremony lasting more than three hours marked the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday.

Turkey's state-run television says the country's authorities have detained a Ukrainian passenger who tried to hijack an Istanbul-bound plane to Sochi, Russia, where the Olympics are kicking off.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the Winter Olympics open at a superlative-filled opening ceremony in Sochi.

New Jersey is represented by eight athletes at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.