Seventeen days after it began, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are now complete. A total of 258 medals were awarded, with the United States, Germany, and Canada collecting the most medals. The second half of the games went much smoother than the glitchy first week, with many memorable performances by athletes from all over the world. Last night, a crowd of 60,000 filled BC Place in Vancouver for the Closing Ceremony, which took place shortly after the final event - a Gold Medal win by host nation Canada's ice hockey team over the U.S. The Olympic flame will next pass to London, England in 2012 for the Summer Games, and to Sochi, Russia in 2014 for the next Winter games. Collected here are photos from the second half of this year's events in Vancouver.
1. Ryan St. Onge of the US practices ahead of the men's Freestyle Skiing aerials final at Cypress Mountain, north of Vancouver on February 25, 2010 during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
2. France's Marie Laure Brunet competes in the women's Biathlon 4x6 km relay at the Whistler Olympic Park during the Vancouver Winter Olympics on February 23, 2010. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
3. A young girl peers through a hole to have her picture taken at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen)
4. A skier competes during the Alpine Skiing Men's Super Combined Downhill on day 10 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside on February 21, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)
5. Italy's Peter Fill falls during the men's Super-G race at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on February 19, 2010. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
6. Canada's Joannie Rochette cries after performing in the Ladies' Figure Skating Short Program in Vancouver on February 23, 2010. Although Rochette's mother had passed away from a heart attack in Vancouver only days earlier, she decided to stay in the competition and won a Bronze Medal for her performance. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
7. Players face off during the ice hockey men's quarter final game between USA and Switzerland on day 13 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Hockey Place on February 24, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
8. Anja Huber of Germany celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's Skeleton final at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 19, 2010. (OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)
9. The start of the women's 12,5 km biathlon mass race in Whistler, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
10. The Coast Mountains of British Columbia are bathed in morning light as they are viewed from Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday Feb. 21, 2010, prior to the during the men's ski cross. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
11. The Italian two-man bobsled team, piloted by Simone Bertazzo, finish a two-man bobsled training heat in Whistler, British Columbia on February 19, 2010. (REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (CANADA)
12. Jon Montgomery of Canada celebrates after he won the gold medal in the men's skeleton on day 8 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 19, 2010. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
13. Sven Kramer of the Netherlands angrily pushes his coach Gerard Kemkers away after his disqualification in the men's 10,000 m speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 23, 2010. Kemkers had mistakenly advised Kramer to make an illegal lane change mid-race, which led to the disqualification. (REUTERS/Jerry Lampen)
14. Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States perform in the Figure Skating Ice Dance free program, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on February 22, 2010. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
15. The legs of (l-r) Hong Kong's Han Yueshuang, Kimberly Derrick of the U.S. and Annita van Doorn of the Netherlands are seen as they race in the women's 1000 m short track speed skating heats during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 24, 2010. (REUTERS/David Gray)
16. Spectators watch the Men's ski jumping team event from the large hill in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
17. Sweden's Patrik Jaerbyn, his face covered in blood, receives assistance after crashing during the Men's super-G, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
18. A multiple exposure image of the Slovakian two-man bobsled piloted by Milan Jagnesak entering the final corner during training heat 6 at the Whistler sliding centre on February 19, 2010. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
19. Canada's winner Ashleigh McIvor kisses her ski on the podium during the flower ceremony after the women's freestyle ski cross event at Cypress Mountain on February 23, 2010. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
20. Matti Hautamaeki of Finland prepares to jump on day 8 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
21. Britain's Amy Williams celebrates her gold medal victory in the women's skeleton event in Whistler, British Columbia, February 19, 2010. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile (CANADA)
22. The South Korean relay team prostrate themselves in front of their national flag as they celebrate their silver medal finish in the men's 5,000m short-track relay final at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on February 26, 2010. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
23. American bobsledder Steven Holcomb, pokes his head out of his sled after a training run for the men's four-man bobsled at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Holcomb and his teammates went on to win the Gold Medal in the event, the first U.S. win since 1948. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
24. France's Ted Piccard (left) and Daron Rahlves of the U.S. collide during their ski cross freestyle skiing 1/8 finals at Cypress Mountain on February 21, 2010. (REUTERS/Chris Helgren)
25. A skier performs acrobatics during a training session for the women's freestyle skiing aerials event at Cypress Mountain on February 19, 2010. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
26. John Jackson, pilot for GBR-1, is seen with scrapes on his back after he and teammate Dan Money (not seen) crashed during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
27. Czech Republic's Ondrej Bank clears a gate during the Men's Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Giant slalom event at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on February 23, 2010. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
28. Silver medallist Shani Davis (right) of the U.S. skates up the track as gold medallist Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands (foreground) celebrates with his country's flag after the men's 1500 meter speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 20, 2010. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)
29. Canada's skip Cheryl Bernard watches her shot in a semi-final womens curling victory over Switzerland in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
30. Johnny Spillane of the USA takes the Silver Medal during the Nordic Combined Individual LH/10km in Whistler Olympic Park, Canada. (Philippe Montigny/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
31. Russia's Ivan Skobrev reacts after the men's 1,500 meter speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
32. Russian speed skaters train for the team pursuit at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
33. Lindsey Vonn of the United States crashes into the fence during the Ladies Giant Slalom first run on day 13 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside on February 24, 2010.
34. Shelley-Ann Brown of Canada cries after her team won the silver medal at the women's bobsled in Whistler, British Columbia on February 24, 2010. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile)
35. Gold medalist Kim Yu-Na of Korea performs during a figure skating exhibition gala in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
36. Australia's Tatiana Borodulina (left) leads Japan's Mika Ozawa and Italy's Cecilia Maffei during the women's 1000m short track speed skating heats on February 24, 2010. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
37. Haley Irwin (left) and Meghan Agosta of the Canadian Women's Ice Hockey team lie on the ice, celebrating their win with bubbly, beer and a cigar following their team's 2-0 victory during the ice hockey women's gold medal game between Canada and USA on day 14 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Hockey Place on February 25, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
38. Team Canada pose with their gold medals after defeating the U.S. in their gold medal ice hockey game on February 25, 2010. (REUTERS/Shaun Best)
39. Canadian forward Sidney Crosby (left) and teammate Scott Niedermayer celebrate as their team wins gold against the USA in the Men's Gold Medal Hockey match at the Canada Hockey Place during the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada on February 28, 2010. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)
40. Canadian fans celebrate their victory against the United States in the final hockey match at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
41. Gold medalist Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada celebrates on the podium with his daughters Jora (left) and Jy after the Men's Parallel Giant Slalom event at Cypress Mountain on February 27, 2010. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
42. Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place on February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
43. Entertainers dressed as Mounties perform during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on February 28, 2010. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
44. Entertainers with snowboards perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place on February 28, 2010. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
45. Fireworks explode over BC Place Stadium at the end of the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 28, 2010. (REUTERS/Chris Helgren)
1. Ryan St. Onge of the US practices ahead of the men's Freestyle Skiing aerials final at Cypress Mountain, north of Vancouver on February 25, 2010 during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
2. France's Marie Laure Brunet competes in the women's Biathlon 4x6 km relay at the Whistler Olympic Park during the Vancouver Winter Olympics on February 23, 2010. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
3. A young girl peers through a hole to have her picture taken at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen)
4. A skier competes during the Alpine Skiing Men's Super Combined Downhill on day 10 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside on February 21, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)
5. Italy's Peter Fill falls during the men's Super-G race at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on February 19, 2010. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
6. Canada's Joannie Rochette cries after performing in the Ladies' Figure Skating Short Program in Vancouver on February 23, 2010. Although Rochette's mother had passed away from a heart attack in Vancouver only days earlier, she decided to stay in the competition and won a Bronze Medal for her performance. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
7. Players face off during the ice hockey men's quarter final game between USA and Switzerland on day 13 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Hockey Place on February 24, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
8. Anja Huber of Germany celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's Skeleton final at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 19, 2010. (OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)
9. The start of the women's 12,5 km biathlon mass race in Whistler, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
10. The Coast Mountains of British Columbia are bathed in morning light as they are viewed from Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday Feb. 21, 2010, prior to the during the men's ski cross. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
11. The Italian two-man bobsled team, piloted by Simone Bertazzo, finish a two-man bobsled training heat in Whistler, British Columbia on February 19, 2010. (REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (CANADA)
12. Jon Montgomery of Canada celebrates after he won the gold medal in the men's skeleton on day 8 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 19, 2010. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
13. Sven Kramer of the Netherlands angrily pushes his coach Gerard Kemkers away after his disqualification in the men's 10,000 m speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 23, 2010. Kemkers had mistakenly advised Kramer to make an illegal lane change mid-race, which led to the disqualification. (REUTERS/Jerry Lampen)
14. Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States perform in the Figure Skating Ice Dance free program, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on February 22, 2010. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
15. The legs of (l-r) Hong Kong's Han Yueshuang, Kimberly Derrick of the U.S. and Annita van Doorn of the Netherlands are seen as they race in the women's 1000 m short track speed skating heats during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 24, 2010. (REUTERS/David Gray)
16. Spectators watch the Men's ski jumping team event from the large hill in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
17. Sweden's Patrik Jaerbyn, his face covered in blood, receives assistance after crashing during the Men's super-G, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
18. A multiple exposure image of the Slovakian two-man bobsled piloted by Milan Jagnesak entering the final corner during training heat 6 at the Whistler sliding centre on February 19, 2010. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
19. Canada's winner Ashleigh McIvor kisses her ski on the podium during the flower ceremony after the women's freestyle ski cross event at Cypress Mountain on February 23, 2010. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
20. Matti Hautamaeki of Finland prepares to jump on day 8 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
21. Britain's Amy Williams celebrates her gold medal victory in the women's skeleton event in Whistler, British Columbia, February 19, 2010. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile (CANADA)
22. The South Korean relay team prostrate themselves in front of their national flag as they celebrate their silver medal finish in the men's 5,000m short-track relay final at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on February 26, 2010. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
23. American bobsledder Steven Holcomb, pokes his head out of his sled after a training run for the men's four-man bobsled at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Holcomb and his teammates went on to win the Gold Medal in the event, the first U.S. win since 1948. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
24. France's Ted Piccard (left) and Daron Rahlves of the U.S. collide during their ski cross freestyle skiing 1/8 finals at Cypress Mountain on February 21, 2010. (REUTERS/Chris Helgren)
25. A skier performs acrobatics during a training session for the women's freestyle skiing aerials event at Cypress Mountain on February 19, 2010. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
26. John Jackson, pilot for GBR-1, is seen with scrapes on his back after he and teammate Dan Money (not seen) crashed during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
27. Czech Republic's Ondrej Bank clears a gate during the Men's Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Giant slalom event at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on February 23, 2010. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
28. Silver medallist Shani Davis (right) of the U.S. skates up the track as gold medallist Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands (foreground) celebrates with his country's flag after the men's 1500 meter speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 20, 2010. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)
29. Canada's skip Cheryl Bernard watches her shot in a semi-final womens curling victory over Switzerland in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
30. Johnny Spillane of the USA takes the Silver Medal during the Nordic Combined Individual LH/10km in Whistler Olympic Park, Canada. (Philippe Montigny/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
31. Russia's Ivan Skobrev reacts after the men's 1,500 meter speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
32. Russian speed skaters train for the team pursuit at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
33. Lindsey Vonn of the United States crashes into the fence during the Ladies Giant Slalom first run on day 13 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside on February 24, 2010.
34. Shelley-Ann Brown of Canada cries after her team won the silver medal at the women's bobsled in Whistler, British Columbia on February 24, 2010. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile)
35. Gold medalist Kim Yu-Na of Korea performs during a figure skating exhibition gala in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
36. Australia's Tatiana Borodulina (left) leads Japan's Mika Ozawa and Italy's Cecilia Maffei during the women's 1000m short track speed skating heats on February 24, 2010. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
37. Haley Irwin (left) and Meghan Agosta of the Canadian Women's Ice Hockey team lie on the ice, celebrating their win with bubbly, beer and a cigar following their team's 2-0 victory during the ice hockey women's gold medal game between Canada and USA on day 14 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Hockey Place on February 25, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
38. Team Canada pose with their gold medals after defeating the U.S. in their gold medal ice hockey game on February 25, 2010. (REUTERS/Shaun Best)
39. Canadian forward Sidney Crosby (left) and teammate Scott Niedermayer celebrate as their team wins gold against the USA in the Men's Gold Medal Hockey match at the Canada Hockey Place during the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada on February 28, 2010. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)
40. Canadian fans celebrate their victory against the United States in the final hockey match at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
41. Gold medalist Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada celebrates on the podium with his daughters Jora (left) and Jy after the Men's Parallel Giant Slalom event at Cypress Mountain on February 27, 2010. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
42. Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place on February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
43. Entertainers dressed as Mounties perform during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on February 28, 2010. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
44. Entertainers with snowboards perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place on February 28, 2010. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
45. Fireworks explode over BC Place Stadium at the end of the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 28, 2010. (REUTERS/Chris Helgren)
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