Olympic Journal

Roberto Luongo embraces fellow Vancouver Canuck Ryan Kesler after Canada defeated the U.S. Kesler didn't endear himself to Canadian fans by saying between periods on CTV that "Louie looks like he's fighting the puck."

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A collection of photographs from February 28's men's ice hockey gold medal game.

A beaver tail is stamped "Made in Canada".

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A collection of photographs from February 28's Vancouver 2010 closing ceremony.

Opera diva Maria Guleghina sang during the Russian portion of the Olympic closing ceremony.

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Here I was, just a few rows away from where I’d sat 16 days ago for the opening ceremonies—and here, again, were several thousand people wearing light-blue-paper ponchos.

Team Canada players appear relaxed as they pose on the ice with their gold medals, but the feisty American squad didn't make it easy by pushing the game into overtime.

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Canada becomes the first host nation to win men's hockey gold since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice'.

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A collection of photographs from February 27's men's curling gold medal game.

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The win came down to a simple take-out for Martin, and when he made it, this little building bursted into a joyful racket.

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A collection of photographs from February 27's speed skating men's and women's team pursuit finals.

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The noise level grew with each split time, as the Canadians took an early lead.

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I’ve grabbed a spot by the finish line for what’s certain to be an interesting series of races.

Shea Weber and Sidney Crosby share an embrace after a nailbiting semifinal game against Slovakia.

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A collection of photographs from February 26's men's ice hockey semifinal game.

Team Canada offers smiles—and looks of relief—after a near upset against the strong Slovakia team on February 26.

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Team Canada has earned a spot in Sunday’s gold-medal hockey game against the U.S., with an effort that was nearly flawless—for about 55 minutes.

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The Canadians better not be looking past the Slovaks to Sunday’s big game, or they could wind up playing for the wrong medal.

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A collection of photographs from February 26's men's ice hockey semifinal game.

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It was the youth of American players like Patrick Kane and Zach Parise against the battle-tested experience of Finns like Teemu Selanne and Miikka Kiprusoff. And the youth won big-time.

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Just minutes now from the pregame warmup for the American and Finnish men’s hockey teams here at Canada Hockey Place.