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As the Olympics close with a spectacular, circus-like Closing Ceremony, take a look back at 17 topsy-turvy days in Turin.
» News Graphic: Photos of the American Medalists
» Sally Jenkins While the Turin Olympic motto was, "Passion Lives Here," perhaps it should have been "Passion Lives Here -- But It Has a Time Share."
» Mike Wise Lost amid the Turin soap operas was the story of Joey Cheek who donated his Olympic earnings to the Right to Play charitable foundation.
» Tony Kornheiser The only thing Bode Miller accomplished was making himself one of the more colossal losers in recent sports history.
For the past 27 years, Sam Sullivan has been a quadriplegic, but officials have found a way to put the Olympic flag in his wheelchair during the Closing Ceremonies.
The illusion of terror and confusion has made Jeret Peterson the most accomplished aerialist in the world, but the suicide of a close friend and a painful past are with him always.
Athletes in bobsled, luge and skeleton know gravity better than any of us. They're intimate with it; they manipulate it, know how to soar and how to sink.
» Olympics Preview Section A day-by-day guide to the Games with the day's featured event and the likely winners.
» Where the Games Are| Country | G | S | B | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 | |
| » | United States | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
| Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| Russia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |
| Norway | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |
| Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Italy | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| China | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
