TAPPER: Welcome back to THE LEAD. At the winter games in Sochi, the crowd at a cross-country ski event displayed sportsmanship on the slopes. A Russian competitor crashed halfway through the race breaking one of his skis, but refused to give up and he tried to finish the race using just his poles and that's when the coach of Canada's team stepped in and offered him a replacement ski, but the coach didn't stop there, he helped him put the ski on. The Russian skier crossed the finish line three minutes before the leader, but got a standing ovation. When asked why he helped out a competitor, the Canadian coach said I wanted him to have dignity as he crossed the finish line. If there was an Olympic event for anchoring television Bob Costas would have taken the gold and probably every other medal because nobody would have been competing against him. But after five days of covering the Olympics with a growing eye infection, Costas has decided to take the night off. On last night's broadcast, he took a shot of vodka and said, my eyes can't get any redder. Taking his place tonight will be Matt Lauer. Get well soon, Mr. Costas. The "Pop Culture Lead" now long before Miley or Lindsey or Bieber or even Bonaduce, there was Shirley Temple who won the hearts of millions before the age of 10 and never seemed to stray on the wild child path since her rise to fame. The actress who many still consider the most popular child star in Hollywood died late Monday night. She was 85 years old. She retired from the movie business in her 20s, but went on to become heavily active in the Republican scene. She earned two lifetime achievements awards, including the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998. Make sure to follow me on @jaketapper. That's all one word and also @theleadcnn. Check out our show page at cnn.com/thelead for video, blogs and extras. That's it for THE LEAD. I'm Jake Tapper. I know turn you over to Wolf Blitzer. He's right next door in "THE SITUATION ROOM" -- Mr. Blitzer?</s>BLITZER: All right, Jake, thanks very much.
American Icon Shirley Temple Dies At 85