Team USA marches to the top of the medals standings. (U.S. Army IMCOM/Creative Commons)

The United States now have seven gold medals, only trailing Norway and Germany, who have nine and eight golds respectively. 

Alpine skier Ted Ligety grabbed headlines with his win in the men’s giant slalom. It is the U.S. ski team’s first gold medal in Sochi. 

Building on his previous Olympic successes, 29-year-old Ligety became the second American to win two gold medals in alpine skiing. 

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