OLYMPIC MOMENTS

The medalists in the men's super-combined, from left: silver medalist Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, gold medalist Bode Miller of the U.S. and bronze medalist Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland.

Skicross bronze medalist Audun Groenvold of Norway, right, celebrates while Olympic champion Michael Schmid of Switzerland claps during the medal ceremony at Whistler. Andreas Matt of Austria took the silver.

Speed skaters Jennifer Rodriguez of the U.S. (front) and Tamara Oudenaarden of Canada practice for women's 1500 meter race at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates of the United States compete in the original dance portion of ice dancing. The competition concludes Monday with the free dance portion.

Russia's Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin perform their original dance during the ice dancing competition. Slight alterations were made to their Aboriginal-themed costumes after an uproar over whether the costumes were racist. The competition concludes Monday with the free dance portion; Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are leading.

Japan's Nobuko Fukuda, left, and Switzerland's Bettina Gruber fall as Russia's Irina Khazova tries to avoid them in the women's cross country team sprint semifinals at the Whistler Olympic Park.

From left, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle of Germany, Irina Khazova of Russia, Riitta-Liisa Roponen of Finland, Karine Laurent Philippot of France and Magda Genuin of Italy compete during the women's cross country skiing team sprint semifinal at Whistler.

Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria celebrate their gold medal in the men's ski jumping team event at Whistler. The German team was second, and Norway was third.

Georgia's Allison Reed and Otar Japaridze perform in the ice dancing free program.

Ukraine's Anna Zadorozhniuk and Sergei Verbillo compete in the free program of ice dancing.

U.S. skaters Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform in the ice dancing finale at the Pacific Coliseum. Davis and White later won the silver medal.

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the U.S. watch as they receive their scores for the free dance portion of ice dancing. The pair placed fourth overall.

Canada's Joannie Rochette fights back tears after finishing her routine in the women's short program figure skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23. Rochette's mother died just days before the start of competition, Skate Canada said on Sunday.

Rachael Flatt of the United States competes in the women's figure skating short program.

Kim Yu-Na of South Korea competes in the women's figure skating short program. Her performance put her in first place. The finale is Thursday night.

Japan's Mao Asada reacts after performing in the women's short program figure skating event.

Mirai Nagasu of the United States competes in the short program of women's figure skating at Pacific Coliseum at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Nagasu, who suffered a bloody nose midway through her performance, posted a personal best to take the lead halfway through the night's competition

Finland's Anssi Koivuranta celebrates a successful jump during the Nordic combined team event.

The United States' Todd Lodwick holds his child after his ski jump during the Nordic combined team event at Whistler. The Americans took their first medal ever in the event -- a silver. The Austrian team won the event, which combines ski jumping and cross country skiing.

Bode Miller sits back too far before skiing out of the first run of the giant slalom at Whistler. The American had hoped for a fourth medal in skiing at the Vancouver Games -- which would have been an Olympic record.

Canada's Ashleigh McIvor, center, clears a jump ahead of France's Marion Josserand, right, and Hedda Berntsen of Norway during the women's ski cross final. McIvor won the gold medal, Bernsten silver and Josserand bronze.

Silver medalist Kjetil Jansrud, left, and bronze medalist Aksel Lund Svindal celebrate a great men's giant slalom race for Norway during the flower ceremony at Whistler. Carlo Janka of Switzerland, the reigning world champion in the event, won the gold. Ted Ligety was the top U.S. finisher, placing ninth. Bode Miller, trying to become the first person to win four medals in alpine skiing at a single Olympics, failed to finish the first run.

Austria's Mario Stecher, left, is tackled by teammate David Kreiner after crossing the finish line to win the Nordic combined team event. The U.S. won the silver, its first medal in the event, which combines ski jumping and cross country skiing. Germany took bronze.

Lindsey Vonn of the United States crashes into the fence during the first run of the women's giant slalom. It was later determined that she broke her right pinkie finger in the crash.

The Czech Republic's Martin Jaks, top, and Russia's Nikolay Pankratov rest after competing in the men's cross country 4x10km relay at Whistler Olympic Park.

Team members look on as athletes compete in the men's cross country 4x10km relay at Whistler Olympic Park. The Swedish team of Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Soedergren and Marcus Hellner who the event

Gold medalist Martina Sablikova (C) of the Czech Republic celebrates on the podium as silver medalist Stephanie Beckert (L) of Germany and bronze medalist Clara Hughes of Canada applaud during the flower ceremony for the women's 5,000 meters speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Canadians pilot Helen Upperton, right, and brakeman Shelley-Ann Brown react when they see that they won the silver during the women's two-man bobsled competition final.

USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, left, passes Canada's Olivier Jean, right, during the seventh heat of the men's 500m short track skating competition.

Bill Demong of the United States soars during the practice jump for the large hill ski jumping portion of the Nordic combined individual event. He went on to win the competition, the first American gold ever in the sport. Teammate Johnny Spillane won silver.

Celia Bourgeois of France lies exhausted after the women's cross country skiing 4x5-kilometer relay. Her team finished seventh.

Germany's Claudia Nystad reacts as she crosses the finish line to give her team a silver medal in the women's cross country skiing 4x5-kilometer relay. Norway won, and Finland was third.

Defending champ Julia Mancuso of the United States clears a gate during the second run of the women's giant slalom at Whistler. Mancuso, victim of a controversial restart in the first run on Wednesday, had Thursday's third-best run but finished eighth. The winner was a surprise: Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany, who had never won a senior-level race before. Tina Maze of Slovenia won the silver, and first-run leader Elisabeth Goergl of Austria took bronze.

Molly Engstrom of the U.S. sits dejectedly on the ice after Canada won the gold medal in women's ice hockey.

Jeret "Speedy" Peterson of the U.S. celebrates after landing his signature "Hurricane" jump -- the most difficult of the competition -- in the men's aerials final at Whistler. Peterson's final jump scored the highest of any in the event and boosted him to the silver medal. Alexei Grishin of Belarus won the event with a technically precise last jump, and Liu Zhongqing of China took bronze.

Rachael Flatt of the United States performs in the women's figure skating finale. The U.S. champion placed seventh.

Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate program. She hit two triple-axel jumps -- a first in a women's competition -- but had to settle for silver

Canada's Joannie Rochette gestures after performing her free skate. Perhaps the crowd favorite, she won the bronze just four days after the death of her mother.

Mirai Nagasu, 16, of the United States reacts to her score coach Frank Carroll in the skating finale. She scored a personal best in the free skate to place fourth overall.

Call her queen: Kim Yu-na wipes away tears after her stunning gold-medal performance in women's figure skating at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 25. The South Korean soared to a world-record 228.56 points -- and earned her country's first medal ever in the sport. Despite two triple axels, longtime rival Mao Asada of Japan could only win silver. Joannie Rochette, skating four days after her mother's death, won the bronze for Canada.

China’s Liu Yin, left, cries as Wang Bingyu hugs Li Dongyan after they won the bronze medal in women's curling against Switzerland. Sweden plays Canada for the gold.

Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen crosses the finish line to give Norway the gold medal in the men's biathlon 4x7.5-kilometer relay. It was Bjoerndalen's sixth career gold medal -- the most of any biathlete in history. The 36-year-old Norwegian has 11 Olympic medals overall, but this was his first victory since winning in all four events in 2002.

Norway's Halvard Hanevold, Tarjei Boe, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen celebrate during the flower ceremony after taking the gold medal in the men's biathlon 4x7.5-kilometer relay. It was Bjoerndalen's sixth career gold -- the most of any biathlete in history.

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. looks down after skiing out of the course during the first run of the women's slalom. It was the last women's event, so Vonn finished the Olympics with a gold in the downhill and a bronze in the super-G.

Germany's Maria Riesch has a second gold medal to celebrate after crossing the finish line during the second run of the women's slalom at Whistler. She added this victory to her gold in the super combined event

American skaters Brian Hansen, Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick, left to right, celebrate a speed skating upset over the Netherlands in the men's team pursuit semifinals at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Netherlands star Sven Kramer will go home with only one gold, instead of the three he seemed destined to win. The finals are Saturday.

Katherine Reutter of the United States celebrates the silver medal in the 1,000-meter race in women's short track. Her victory guaranteed that the United States would beat its record for most Winter Olympic medals.

Canada's Charles Hamelin, left, celebrates his gold medal in the men's 500-meter short track event. He also was on Canada's 5,000-meter relay team, which took the gold later in the evening.

Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States crosses the line after Francois-Louis Tremblay of Canada and Sung Si-Bak of South Korea crashed in the men's short track 500-meter final at the Pacific Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 26. But Ohno was disqualified after the judge ruled he had caused Tremblay's fall. Canada's Charles Hamelin won the gold; Sung got the silver and Tremblay the bronze. Ohno went on to add his eighth Olympic medal by anchoring the U.S. men's 5,000-meter relay team to a bronze behind Canada and South Korea.

Gold medalist, China's Meng Wang (L) celebrates with her country flag and compatriot China's Yang Zhou at the end of the Ladies' 1000 m short-track final.

Bronze medalist Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States holds up eight fingers to signify his tally of Olympic medals after the Men's 5000m Relay Short Track Speed Skating Final on Feb. 26. USA won gold in the event.

Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 30-kilometer mass start classic race.

Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong clears a gate during the men's slalom event. Nicknamed "Snow Leopard," Nkrumah-Acheampong was the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics. He finished 47th.

Norway's Lars Elton Myhre falls during his race in the first run of the men's slalom event.

Stanislav Detkov of Russia reacts after advancing in the men's parallel giant slalom in snowboarding. He finished fourth in the event

Russian silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko performs during the figure skating exhibition.

John Morris and Ben Hebert of Canada celebrate after winning the gold medal in curling.

Driver Steven Holcomb, front, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz celebrate USA-1's gold-medal finish in the men's four-man bobsled competition. It was the United States' first gold in the event since 1948.

Bronze medalist Joannie Rochette of Canada performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Pacific Coliseum. Rochette was a heroine of the games, skating to a medal just days after her mother died.

South Korea's Kim Yu-na performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Pacific Coliseum. It's a tradition for the medalists in skating to perform in the gala at the end of the games.

Curtis Tomasevicz, center, celebrates with U.S. teammates, left to right, Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen and driver Steven Holcomb after winning the four-man bobsled competition at Whistler. It was the first gold for the U.S. in the event since 1948.

Finland's hockey players pose with their medals after defeating Slovakia in the bronze-medal game at Canada Hockey Place in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Saturday, Feb. 27

Fans react after Canada won the men's hockey gold -- the most coveted medal for Canadians of the Vancouver Games.

Petter Northug of Norway reacts after finishing first in the men's 50-kilometer race.

Norway's Petter Northug, bottom, is congratulated by teammate Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset after winning the men's 50-kilometer mass start classic cross-country final at Whistler. Germany's Axel Teichmann won silver, and Sweden's Johan Olson took bronze

Dustin Brown (L) and goalie Ryan Miller of Team USA stand with their Silver medals after being defeated by Canada, 3-2 in overtime, in the men's hockey final.

Team Captain Scott Niedermayer #27 of Canada waves to the fans after receiving the gold medal following his team's 3-1 overtime victory during the ice hockey men's gold medal game between USA and Canada.

Canadian fans celebrate their gold medal victory against the United States in the final hockey match.

Dancers perform during the closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver, on the last day of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek (C) waves during the closing ceremony.

Short Track Speed Skater Apolo Anton Ohno of the U.S. walks out with his team during the closing ceremony.

Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Entertainers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place

Catching a ride
Canada's Jeff Pain starts his first heat in the men's skeleton event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, on Feb. 18.