Players warm up before the first period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game between the United States and Canada on Feb. 21.
Matt Slocum-AP
Germany's Thomas Florschuetz with brakeman Richard Adjei, compete during the men's two-man bobsled finals on Feb. 21.
Elise Amendola-AP
Canada's Tessa Virtue (front) and Scott Moir perform during the ice dance original dance figure skating competition on Feb. 21.
Lucy Nicholson-REUTERS
Dutch coaches Wopke de Vegt, top left, and Gerard Kemkers gesture as gold medalist Ireen Wust skates during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating race on Feb. 21.
Chris Carlson-AP
Michael Schmid of Switzerland, right, Andreas Matt of Austria, second from right, Christopher Del Bosco of Canada, left and Audun Groenvold of Norway compete in the men's ski cross final.
Bela Szandelszky-AP
Chris Drury celebrates his goal against Canada in the second period of a 5-3 win for the U.S. team over Canada on Feb. 21.
Hans Deryk-REUTERS
Britain's Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland perform their original dance during the ice dance figure skating competition.
David J. Phillip-AP
Biathletes lie down at the shooting range during the men's 15 kilometer mass start on Feb. 21.
Anja Niedringhaus-AP
Gold medalist Ireen Wust, center, of the Netherlands, silver medalist Canada's Kristina Groves, left, and bronze medalist Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic pose during the medals ceremony for the women's 1500 meters on Feb. 21.
Dylan Martinez-REUTERS
Bode Miller of the United States races down the course in the slalom portion of the men's super combined downhill event Feb. 21.
Frank Gunn-AP
Canadian fans celebrate during the ice hockey match between Canada and the United States on Feb. 21.
Dmitry Lovetsky-AP
Goalie Evgeni Nabokov, Andrei Markov, left, and Ilya Nikulin, second from right, of Russia defend the net pressured by Jaromir Jagr, right of the Czech Republic during their game Feb. 21.
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Biathletes ski during the men's 15 kilometer mass start biathlon final on Feb. 21.
Issei Kato-REUTERS
Ted Piccard of France, left and Daron Rahlves of the United States crash out during the men's ski cross.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Russia's Alex Ovechkin passes the puck in front of Czech Republic's Jan Hejda (35) during their game Feb. 21.
Chris O'meara-AP
Gold medalist Bode Miller, of the United States, center, celebrates with silver medalist Ivica Kostelic, of Croatia, left, and Switzerland's Silvan Zurbriggen, who took bronze.
Charlie Riedel-AP
Bronze medal winner Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States stands on the podium after the men's 1,000-meter short track final.
David Gray-Reuters
Viktor Kostiuchenok of Belarus, center, and Germany's Marco Sturm, right, battle in front of the goal as goaltender Vitali Koval, left, of Belarus looks on during the third period in their men's preliminary round ice hockey game.
Todd Korol-Reuters
A baby is protected from the noisy crowd at a preliminary round men's ice hockey game between Germany and Belarus.
Julie Jacobson-AP
France's Tony Angiboust, shouts to teammates Richard Ducroz, lower left, and Jan Henri Ducroz in men's curling against Sweden.
Robert F. Bukaty-AP
From left, Nina Evteeva, Canada's Tania Vicent and China's Sun Linlin compete in the women's 1,500-meter short track.
David Gray-Reuters
British Gold medalist Amy Williams throws her bouquet of flowers at the medal ceremony for the women's skeleton.
Kai Pfaffenbach-Reuters
Day 9: Feb. 20
South Korea's Lee Jung-su, left, and Lee Ho-suk, center, and American Apolo Anton Ohno skate for the finish line during the last turn of the men's 1,000-meter final.
David Gray-REUTERS
Day 9: Feb. 20
Canadian fans await the start of the medals ceremony in Whistler. The Olympic gloves are proving to be one of the Games' most popular souvenirs, as visitors are in some cases waiting hours in line to obtain a pair.
Leonhard Foeger-REUTERS
Day 9: Feb. 20
South Korea's Lee Jung-su celebrates his gold medal victory in front of Apolo Anton Ohno of the U.S. at the men's 1,000-meter final.
David Gray-REUTERS
Day 9: Feb. 20
Russian speedskater Aleksandr Lebedev is reflected in the ice as he races in the men's 1500-meter event.
Adrian Wyld-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Germany's Thomas Florschuetz and Richard Adjei start their first heat of the two-man bobsled. The duo later went on to win the gold medal.
Jim Young-REUTERS
Day 9: Feb. 20
China's Zhou Yang, right, hugs a team member after winning the women's 1,500-meter gold medal.
Ivan Sekretarev-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Japan's Shingo Doi skates during the men's 1500-meter speedskate.
Doi finished 30th of 37 competitors.
Darryl Dyck-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars during the men's large hill ski jump. Ammann, 28, won his second gold medal of the Vancouver Games and fourth overall.
Dmitry Lovetsky-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Silver medalist Shani Davis of the U.S. skates up the track as gold medalist Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands celebrates with his country's flag after the men's 1500-meter speedskating race.
Dylan Martinez-Reuters
Day 9: Feb. 20
Juergen Loacker, front, and brakeman Christian Hackl pilot Austria's AUT-2 during the men's two-man bobsled competition. They finished 17th, as German sleds took gold and silver and Canadians earned bronze.
Michael Sohn-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Austria's Andrea Fischbacher comes down the hill in her gold-medal run in the women's super-G event.
Charlie Riedel-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
The pack ski during the men's 30-kilometer individual pursuit race.
Jens Meyer-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Olga Volkova of the Ukraine performs in a women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifier.
Bela Szandelszky-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Canada's Ivan Babikov, foreground, Switzerland's Toni Livers, left, and Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin react after crossing the finish line of the men's 30-kilometer pursuit cross-country final.
Issei Kato-Reuters
Day 9: Feb. 20
A skier practices on the skicross hill in Vancouver, flanked by evergreen trees and snow-capped mountains.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Andrea Fischbacher lets out a yell after finishing the Women's super-G. The 24-year-old Austrian beat American Lindsey Vonn and 51 others for the gold medal.
Sergey Ponomarev-AP
Day 9: Feb. 20
Switzerland's Raffaele Sannitz, right, squeezes a goal past Norway's Pal Grotnes in the second period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game.
Julie Jacobson-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Russia's Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin perform during a first-place compulsory dance in which they took a 1.02-point lead in the ice dancing competition over Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
David J. Phillip-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United States perform in the compulsory dance. They are in fourth place, with two ice dances remaining.
Lucy Nicholson-Reuters
Day 8: Feb. 19
Emile Wilson, right, watches men's curling matches in Vancouver.
Jae C. Hong-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Shinsuke Tayama of Japan is stopped by a pile of foam at the finish area during a training run for the men's skeleton.
Michael Sohn-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Bronze medalist Anja Huber of Germany, left, and silver medalist Kerstin Szymkowiak of Germany, lift up gold medalist Amy Williams of Britain, center, after the final run of the women's skeleton competition.
Michael Sohn-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Switzerland's Simon Ammann starts his qualification jump in Whistler, B.C.
Matthias Schrader-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Michael Schmid, left, of Switzerland, and Errol Kerr, right, of Jamaica, soar through the air off a jump during ski cross training.
Darryl Dyck-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Bode Miller skis during his silver-medal winning performance in the men's super-G in Whistler, B.C.
Ruben Sprich-Reuters
Day 8: Feb. 19
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal, the gold medalist in the super-G, is thrilled with his run down the mountain.
Leonhard Foeger-Reuters
Day 8: Feb. 19
Swedish goalie Jonas Gustavsson sprawls on the ice as Belarus' s Aleksandr Kulakov, left, Andrei Stas (26), and Dmitri Kulakov, rear, celebrate a goal by Kulakov. Sweden averted the upset, 4-2.
Julie Jacobson-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Melissa Hollingsworth of Canada competes during the women's skeleton competition in Whistler, B.C.
Elise Amendola-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Athletes compete at the start of the women's 15-kilometer pursuit cross-country final. Marit Bjoergen of Norway won the gold medal.
Michael Dalder-Reuters
Day 8: Feb. 19
Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, left, embraces silver medalist Anna Haag of Sweden after the women's 15-kilometer pursuit cross-country final. Marit Bjoergen, right, took the gold.
Stefan Wermuth-Reuters
Day 8: Feb. 19
Austrian ski jumper Wolfgang Loitzl competes in the individual qualification round.
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Day 8: Feb. 19
Patrik Jaerbyn of Sweden crashes in the men's super-G. His face was covered in blood afterward, and he reportedly had a mild concussion.
Charlie Riedel-AP
Day 8: Feb. 19
Denmark's Madeleine Dupont, center, shouts to her teammates in a women's curling loss to China.
Jae C. Hong-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
Kazakhstan's Denis Ten performs his free program during the men's figure skating competition. He finished 11th.
Mark Baker-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
American Evan Lysacek outskated 2006 gold medalist Evgeni Plushenko in the free program to capture the gold in Vancouver, B.C. It's the first win by an American man since Brian Boitano won in 1988.
Lucy Nicholson-REUTERS
Fans cheer during Canada's men's round-robin curling game against France.
Lyle Stafford-REUTERS
Day 7: Feb. 18
Canada skip Cheryl Bernard, center, delivers the stone as teammates Carolyn Darbyshire, left, and Cori Bartel prepare to sweep during their women's round-robin curling game against Germany.
Lyle Stafford-REUTERS
Day 7: Feb. 18
Canada's Rick Nash (61) collides with Switzerland goalie Jonas Hiller (1) in the overtime period of a men's preliminary-round hockey game. Canada won, 3-2, in a shootout.
Julie Jacobson-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
American Hannah Teter competes during the women's snowboard halfpipe qualifier at Cypress Mountain.
Martin Bureau-AFP/Getty Images
Day 7: Feb. 18
Torah Bright of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's snowboarding halfpipe final.
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Day 7: Feb. 18
American Hannah Teter celebrates winning the silver medal, Australia's Torah Bright gold and Kelly Clark of the United States bronze for the women's snowboarding halfpipe.
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Day 7: Feb.. 18
Britain's Shelley Rudman competes in the women's skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
Mark Ralston-AFP/Getty Images
Day 7: Feb. 18
Sweden's Sebastian Kraupp, left, and Viktor Kjael stretch prior to a match against China in men's curling.
Robert F. Bukaty-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
Norway's Tora Berger nears the finish of the women's biathlon 15-kilometer individual at the Whistler Olympic Park.
Franck Fife-AFP/Getty Images
Day 7: Feb. 18
Liudmila Kalinchik of Belarus collapses on the finish line during the women's biathlon 15-kilometer individual race. She finished ninth in the competition.
Andrew Medichini-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
Japan's JPN-1, piloted by Hiroshi Suzuki, is seen sliding upside down during a men's two-man bobsled training run in Whistler, B.C.
Ricardo Mazalan-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
American Lindsey Vonn crashes during the slalom portion of the Women's super combined in Whistler, B.C.
Sergey Ponomarev-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
Germany's Maria Riesch celebrates taking the gold medal after the slalom portion of the women's super combined.
Gero Breloer-AP
Day 7: Feb. 18
France's Emmanuel Chedal makes an attempt during the men's large-hill ski jumping training session in Whistler, B.C.
Dmitry Lovetsky-AP
Day 7: Feb 18
Norway goalie Pal Grotnes looks back into the net after giving up a goal during his squad's 6-1 loss to the United States in a men's hockey preliminary-round game.
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Scott Lago of the United States won the bronze medal in the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals on Feb. 17.
Mike Blake-REUTERS
Canada's Francois Hamelin leads during the men's 1,000 meters short track speedskating heats.
Gary Hershorn-REUTERS
Shaun White capped a record-breaking day for the American team with a gold medal in the halfpipe on Feb. 17.
The U.S. team earned a one-day, Winter Olympic-record six medals.
Cameron Spencer-Getty Images
Fans cheer as Canada's Tristan Walker (front) and Justin Snith finish their first run of the men's doubles luge on Feb. 17.
Pawel Kopczynski-REUTERS
Olympic champion Shaun White, right, celebrates with bronze-medal winner Scott Lago.
Gerry Broome-AP
Spectators watch the luge doubles on Feb. 17.
Richard Heathcote-Getty Images
Gold medalist Shani Davis competes in the men's 1,000-meters race at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 17.
David Hecker-AFP/Getty Images
Russia's Nikita Kriukov, left, crosses the finish line to winning the gold medal ahead of countryman Alexander Panzhinskiy during the men's cross-country sprint on Feb. 17.
Elaine Thompson-AP
Noelle Pikus-Pace of the U.S. team starts during a practice run in the women's skeleton event on Feb. 17.
Jim Young-REUTERS
American Shani Davis reacts on the podium after winning gold in the 1,000 meters.
Kevin Frayer-AP
Marit Bjoergen of Norway celebrates after taking the gold medal in the women's individual cross-country sprint.
Alexander Hassenstein-Bongarts/Getty Images
Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. gets ready in the starthouse before competing in the women's Alpine Skiing Downhill race in Whistler, British Columbia February 17. Vonn, who dealt with a severe shin injury and the vagaries of the weather, won gold in the event, capturing her first Olympic medal.
Wolfgang Rattay-REUTERS
Vonn navigates the slopes during the women's downhill Feb. 17, her shin ailment and underwhelming performances in previous Games not evidenced in her time and ultimate result.
Charlie Krupa-AP
Red, white, blue, gold and silver comprise the women's downhill rainbow for the Americans as winner Lindsey Vonn (16) and second-place finisher Julia Mancuso, both of the U.S., pose for photographs following the conclusion of the event in Whistler, Feb. 17.
Fabrice Coffrini-AFP/Getty Images
Day 5: Feb. 16
Spain's Javier Fernandez competes in the men's short program.
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Day 5: Feb. 16
Canada's Mike Richards scores a goal in the second period past Norway goalie Pal Grotnes, a carpenter by trade. After a scoreless first period, Canada ran away with an 8-0 victory.
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Day 5: Feb. 16
Germany's Natalie Geisenberger blazes to a bronze medal in the women's luge at Whistler Sliding Centre. Tatjana Huefner, also from Germany, wins gold.
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Day 5: Feb. 16
Competitors sail through the air during the women's snowboard cross event at Cypress Mountain.
Adrian Dennis-AFP/Getty Images
Day 5: Feb. 16
Sweden's Bjorn Ferry takes aim during the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit. Ferry grabs his country's first biathlon gold in a half century.
Matthias Schrader-AP
Day 5: Feb. 16
Canada's Maelle Ricker celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's snowboard cross.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Day 5: Feb. 16
U.S. curler Nicole Joraanstad, left, delivers the stone as teammates Allison Pottinger, center, and Natalie Nicholson, get set to sweep in a match against Japan the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Robert F. Bukaty-AP
Day 5: Feb. 16
Austria's Christoph Sumann is out in front the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit. He finishes the event with the silver medal.
Al Bello-Getty Images
Day 4: Feb. 15
China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao perform their long program during the pairs figure skating competition.
Ivan Sekretarev-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
Slovakia's Veronika Sabolova takes her second run during the women's singles luge. German Tatjana Huefner is the leader midway through the competition.
Tony Gentile-REUTERS
Day 4: Feb. 15
China's Zhang Zhongqi, left, and Canada's Jamie Gregg face off during the men's speedskating 500 meters at Richmond Olympic Oval.
Saeed Khan-AFP/Getty Images
Day 4: Feb. 15
China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo react after their long program to winning gold during the pairs figure skating competition.
Amy Sancetta-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
Pierre Vaultier of France catches some air during the second snowboard cross qualifying run.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
American Steven Nyman competes in the Alpine skiing men's downhill, he finished 20th in the competition.
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Day 4: Feb. 15
Canada's Jayna Hefford (16) watches the puck sail past Switzerland's Florence Schelling (41) for a goal by Canada's Meghan Agosta, not shown, as Canada rolls to a 10-1 rout of the Swiss.
Gene J. Puskar-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
American Seth Wescott, right, beats Canada's Mike Robertson to take the gold medal in the snowboard cross.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
Spectators crowd the finish area to watch the Alpine skiing men's downhill.
Charlie Reidel-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
American Bode Miller clears a gate during the Alpine skiing men's downhill. After finishing the Turin Games four years ago with no medals, Miller won bronze in Monday's downhill event.
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Day 4: Feb. 15
From left, Aksel Lund Svindal (silver) of Norway, Didier Defago (gold) of Switzerland and Bode Miller (bronze) of the United States take to the podium after the Alpine skiing men's downhill.
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Day 4: Feb. 15
Shelley Rudman of Britain and Northern Ireland gets ready for Thursday's competition in the women's skeleton with a training run.
Richard Heathcote-Getty Images
Day 4: Feb. 15
A Canadian fan shows his patriotic pride during the Alpine skiing men's downhill in Whistler, B.C.
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Day 4: Feb. 15
Norway's Kristin Stoermer Steira whizzes by during the women's 10k cross-country race. She finished eighth in the competition.
Matthias Schrader-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
A judge inspects a jump during the first snowboard cross qualifications run.
Jae C. Hong-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 10k cross-country race.
Matthias Schrader-AP
Day 4: Feb. 15
A luge team takes part in the men's luge doubles' training run in Whistler, B.C.
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Anais Morand and Antoine Dorsaz of Switzerland compete in the figure skating pairs short program on Feb. 14.
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A member of the Japanese women's curling team points to the spot she wants a teammate to aim for during a practice session on Feb. 14.
Robert F. Bukaty-AP
Yuko Kavaguti (in white) and Alexander Smirnov of Russia perform during the pairs short program on Feb. 14.
David Gray-REUTERS
A skier partakes in a training run for the freestyle men's moguls on Feb. 14.
Martin Bureau-AFP/Getty Images
Spectators gather for the men's singles luge finals at Whistler Sliding Centre on Feb .14.
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Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett of the United States perform during the pairs short program on Feb. 14.
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Germany's Felix Loch, right, celebrates winning the gold medal in luge on Feb. 14. At 21, he's the youngest ever to win a gold in luge.
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Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada partakes in his moguls qualification run on Feb. 14.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Finland goalie Noora Raty looks over the shoulder of Aleksandra Vafina of Russia on Feb. 14.
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Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada celebrates winning the men's moguls on Feb. 14.
Bela Szandelszky-AP
Vincent Jay, left, of France competes in the men's biathlon 10k sprint final on day 3 of the Winter Games. He went on to win the gold medal.
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American fans cheer during the Nordic combined.
Johnny Spillane won silver for the U.S. team in a sport traditionally dominated by Europeans.
Matthias Schrader-AP
Finland's Janne Ryynanen competes in the Nordic combined.
Al Bello-Getty Images
A U.S. supporter looks on during the men's singles luge training session.
Leon Neal-AFP/Getty Images
France's Jason Lamy Chappuis reacts after crossing the finish line during the Nordic combined to win the gold medal. He was born in Missoula, Mont., but has always raced for France.
Kai Pfaffenbach-REUTERS
German fans cheer during the Nordic combined.
Eric Frenzel was their top finisher in 10th place.
Kai Pfaffenbach-REUTERS
Speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno leads the pack in the 1,500-meter final. Ohno, who now has six medals in three Olympic games, has a chance to win three more medals in three additional events -- the 500, the 1,000 and the 3,000 relay.
David Gray-REUTERS
Heather McPhie of the U.S. takes a tumble during her final run down the mountain in the women's freestyle skiing moguls on Cypress Mountain.
Mark Blinch-REUTERS
Ski jumper Simon Amman of Switzerland is presented the first gold medal of the Vancouver Games while Poland's Adam Malysz, left, receives a silver and Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer, right, receives bronze.
Luca Bruno-AP
New Hampshire native Hannah Kearney, left, gets a congratulatory hug from teammate Shannon Bahrke after slashing through the rain down the moguls course to upset Canadian Jenn Heil to claim the United States' first gold medal. Bahrke took the bronze.
Jae C. Hong-AP
South Korean speedskater Lee Jung-Su races to a gold medal in the 1,500 meters while compatriots Sung Si-Bak, center, and Lee Ho-Suk collide and slam stunningly into the wall.
David Hecker-AFP/Getty Images
Haley Irwin (21) scores against Slovakia goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova as Canada opens the women's hockey tournament with the biggest blowout in Olympic history, ruining Slovakia's Olympic debut with an 18-0 rout.
Matt Slocum-AP
Short-track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno became the most decorated male Winter Olympian in history by winning the silver medal in the 1,500 meters after two Korean athletes racing in front of him got tangled up and careened off the track.
Dimitar Dilkoff-AFP/Getty Images
Russian Ekaterina Stolyarova performs a difficult move during the women's moguls qualification round. Americans Hannah Kearney, Michelle Roark, Shannon Bahrke and Heather McPhie advanced to the finals.
Mark J. Terrill-AP
Tony Benshoof of the United States gets ready to push off at the start of the men's luge on a track at the Whistler Sliding Center that was made shorter, slower and presumably safer a day after tragedy struck.
Charlie Krupa-AP
Sara Studebaker, the top American in the 7.5-kilometer sprint biathlon competition, stretches before competing. She finished in 45th place, more than two minutes off the pace of gold medalist Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia.
Stefan Wermuth-REUTERS
Day 2
Japan's Takahisa Oguchi finishes a training run on the same luge track that a day before took the life of Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili.
Jim Young-REUTERS
Day 2
Italy's Enrico Fabris (front), tapped as the pre-race favorite, competes against Russia's Ivan Skobrev in the 5,000 meter speedskating competition. Fabris failed to medal in the event.
Dylan Martinez-REUTERS
Day 2
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands celebrates his gold medal in the 5,000-meter speedskating competition. Kramer, who won a silver and a bronze at the Turin Olympics in 2006, is now a favorite to leave the games with three gold medals.
Matt Dunham-AP
Day 2
France's Vincent Descombes Sevoie reaches the apex of his jump during the normal hill ski jump Saturday at the Olympic Park in Whistler.
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Day 2
Switzerland's Simon Ammann, center, claims the first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics in the normal hill ski jump. Poland's Adam Malysz, left, won silver and Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer, right, takes bronze.
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A snowboarder performs a trick through the Olympic rings.
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Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raise the Canadian flag. The Opening Ceremony was dedicated to Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili who died earlier Friday from injuries sustained during a training run crash.
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Aboriginal people of Canada dance around Welcoming Poles during the Opening Ceremony.
Gerry Broome-Associated Press
Dancers perform around four totem poles that greeted those packed in at BC Place Stadium.
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Aboriginal people of Canada perform before the Olympic rings.
Mark Baker-Associated Press
Athletes from the Czech Republic enter the Opening Ceremony.
Absent from the delegation was Washington Capitals forward Tomas Fleischmann, who is still with the team as their final game before the NHL's Olympic break is Saturday night in St. Louis against the Blues.
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The Slovakian delegation waves to the crowd as it parades through BC Place Stadium. The Slovakian women's ice hockey team will face defending gold medalist Canada on Saturday afternoon.
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Flag bearer and luge participant, Andreas Linger of Austria, leads his team in to the stadium.
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The German delegation walks in to the Opening Ceremony.
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Mark Grimmette, a participant in doubles luge serves as flag bearer for the United States which is hoping to be at or near the top of the medal count.
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Athletes and members of Canada's delegation attend the Opening Ceremony. Canada was also home to the Winter Games in 1988 with Calgary, Alberta serving as the host city.
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Canadian singers Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado perform during the Opening Ceremony.
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The Opening Ceremony featured all sorts of entertainment including a representation of the Great Bear constellation, visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere.
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A violinist on a floating canoe performs during the Opening Ceremony.
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Dancers perform beneath an elaborate setting that featured a harvest moon and the Canadian national symbol -- maple leaves.
Charlie Riedel-Associated Press
Images of winter sports were projected on to an in-the-round screen.
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Four Canadian athletes including hockey hall of famer Wayne Gretzky and Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash helped light the Olympic torch.
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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics -- Week 2
Women's figure skating