Medvedeva says after setting a world record in the short program of the team event that Russia's doping troubles have made her stronger.

That leaves Canada with 45 points to 39 for the Russians, who slipped further behind when Italy's Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek were a surprising second in pairs.

AFP/Getty Images Andreas Wellinger withstood frigid temperatures and windy conditions to claim the gold medal in normal hill ski jumping.

The wind continued in the final round and there were numerous delays before the 22-year German nailed a jump of 113.5 meters to secure the gold with 259.3 points.

The 24-year-old budding biathlon star hit all 10 targets to win her first gold medal in the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint on Saturday night at the Pyeongchang Games.

But while the 37-year-old Bjoergen, who won three gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Games and three more in Sochi, proved she's still a dominant Figure in the sport, she admitted there is a noticeable changing of the guard happening.

Parrot washed out in his first two runs but nailed his final trip through the tricky series of rails and jumps to post a score of 86.00.