( CNN ) -- We 're in the home stretch of the Sochi Winter Olympics , with the final week of competition under way . NBC 's Bob Costas plans to return to the broadcast booth Monday after being sidelined with an eye infection for a few days . More importantly , Monday will determine whether we 'll get to see a repeat of one of the most intense rivalries in sports . And it will offer us a taste of the chaotic world of snowboard cross . Here are five events to watch at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Monday : . 1 . Ice Dancing . Americans Meryl Davis , 27 , and Charlie White , 26 , are favorites to win gold in ice dancing . They were the world champions in 2011 and 2013 -- and could become the first Americans ever to become Olympic champions in ice dance . On Sunday , they not only won the short dance part of the competition ; they scored a world-record 78.89 points . The free dance takes place Monday . Who else to watch : . Davis and White 's chief rivals - Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir , who came in second in the short dance Sunday . But they are the defending Olympic champions , having won gold at the Vancouver games four years ago . 2 . Women 's Ice Hockey . Though it does n't get the attention it should , the U.S vs. Canada women 's ice hockey is one of the most intense rivalries in sports . Since the sport was included in the Olympics in 1988 , no other country but these two have taken home the gold . The Canadians won gold in 2002 , 2006 and 2010 . The U.S. won in 1998 . The teams want to face each other again in the gold medal game -- but first , they have to win their semifinals Monday . The U.S. faces Sweden at 7:30 a.m . ET and Canada plays Switzerland at noon . Who to watch : Julie Chu , one of the U.S. 's top players , injured her hand in practice Saturday but is expected to play . 3 . Men 's two-man bobsled . One of the feel-good stories of Sochi was the return of the Jamaican bobsled team after a 12-year absence . The sunny , snowless Caribbean island inspired the Disney movie `` Cool Runnings '' after fielding a four-man team to the Calgary games in 1988 . But Jamaica never got any traction at Sochi . After the first round of heats Sunday , Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon of Jamaica are 30th among 30 teams . Last place . The second day of heats is Monday . Russia holds a big lead , followed by Switzerland , the U.S. and Canada . Who to watch : . The Russians . Could this be their year ? They won silver in 2006 and bronze in 2010 . Taking the gold before a home crowd would be especially sweet for them . Who else to watch : . Steven Holcomb , piloting for the U.S. , helped the U.S. four-man team win gold in Vancouver in 2010 . He 'll be piloting the two-man team as well . The U.S. has not won gold in the two-man event since 1936 and last medaled in 1952 in Oslo . 4 . Men 's aerials . The aerials event is one of the most visually impressive in the Winter Games , with athletes launching themselves off ski jumps to perform multiple somersaults in the air before landing . The favorites are Qi Guangpu and Liu Zhongqing , both of China , and Anton Kushnir of Belarus . Zhongqing won a bronze at Vancouver . The qualifying rounds and the finals will be held Monday . Athletes are judged on technique in their takeoff , jump form and landing . Who else to watch : . The United States has one entrant , 18-year-old Mac Bohonnon . 5 . Snowboard Cross . In this event , four athletes on snowboards simultaneously race down a course with jumps , obstacles and banks . It sounds chaotic and sometimes it is . Monday will be a busy day , with seedings followed by four other rounds of competition . Markus Schairer , 26 , of Austria is one of the favorites to win gold . Like most snowboarders , he has suffered multiple injuries during his career , including tearing his anterior cruciate ligament twice and breaking his chin , arm , finger , shoulder and some ribs . Who else to watch : . Omar Visintin of Italy and Jarryd Hughes of Austria have competed strongly throughout the competitions leading up to the Olympics .
Jamaica is in last place in the two-man bobsled . U.S. , Canadian women 's hockey teams compete in semis . Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White are favored to win ice dancing . Bob Costas will return to the broadcast booth .