In a major upset, Evan Lysacek of the United States edged out defending gold medalist Russian Evgeni Plushenko to win the men's figure skating gold medal.
Unheralded Frenchman Vincent Jay caused a massive upset by claiming the first gold medal of Sunday's competition at the Vancouver Winter Games by winning the men's sprint biathlon at Whistler Olympic Park.
Ole Einar Bjorndalen won the biathlon World Team Challenge for the fourth straight year on Sunday in front of 52,000 spectators in Gelsenkirchen..