Olympic flame extinguished during the closing ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games, at the BC Place in Vancouver
Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police carry the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games, at the BC Place in Vancouver
General view taken during the closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver, on the last day of the 2010 Winter Olympics
Gordon Campbell, the Premier of British Columbia, tries on reindeer headgear at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics which featured dancers dressed as reindeer
Canadian singer Michael Buble performs during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver
Canadian actor Michael J. Fox graces the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver
Canadian singer Alanis Morissette performs during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver
Canadian singer Neil Young (corner left) performs during the closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver,
Ice hockey dance during the closing ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games, at the BC Place in Vancouver
Giant cartoon flag of the XXI Olympic Winter Games during closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver
Giant mesage flag of the XXI Olympic Winter Games during closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver
Performance at the XXI Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver
A dancer performs in a maple leaf during the closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver, at the end of the 2010 Winter Olympics
Performance by dancers in 'bubbles' at the XXI Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver
Views of Moscow appear at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics signalling the handover to Sochi,Russia, host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014
Anatoly Pakhomov (R), mayor of Sochi,Russia, host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014, takes the Olympic flag from International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge during the closing ceremony in Vancouver of the 2010 Winter Olympics on F
Sochi, where the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held is introduced during the closing ceremony of 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
The Russian flag is raised during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver during the passing of the Olympic flag from Vancouver to Sochi, where the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held.
Bobsleigh at Vancouver Winter Olympics
The sport of Curling at the Vancouver Olympics 2010
Spent bullet shells mark where the biathlon athletes had been competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympians compete for the free-style cross country medal at Cypress Mountain, north of Vancouver
Ice-hockey has a keen following in Canada and more so at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The BC Place Stadium of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics by day
Ski-jumping at Whistler Mountain during the 2010 Winter Olympics
The BC Place Stadium of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at night
2010 Winter Olympics slalom event at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue
The Salt Building at the Olympic Village for the Vancouver 2010 Winter games
Winter Olympics speedskating at the Olympic Oval in Richmond, outside Vancouver
Different housing blocks at the athlete's village at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu unveils a "hina" doll of Japan's Olympic medal hopeful, figure skater Mao Asada ahead of Hina Matsuri, a traditional Japanese celebration also known as Doll or Girls' Day
Norway's King Harald V enjoys watching his team's final session in Vancouver Winter Olympic men's curling round robin match against Great Britain at the Vancouver Olympic Centre
The athlete's village for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Housing for athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Train commuters in Seoul pause to watch South Korea's Yu-Na Kim perform in the Ladies' Figure Skating during the 2010 Winter Olympics
A Canadian fan during the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics mascot Quatchi
A Dutch fan at the 2010 Winter Olympics
A boat sails next to Olympic rings in the Vancouver harbour ahead of the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Star 'n Stripes forever for US speed-skater Ryan Bedford
A Canadian mountie at a parade at the Winter Olympics
The Four host first nations of Canada perform a welcome during the 122nd IOC session ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Medic walks of the ice with bloody rags after an injury during an ice hockey play-off at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and wife, Princess Maxima attend the 2010 Winter Olympics women's figure skating short program with their children Princess Alexia (2nd R) and Princess Ariane (L) at the Pacific Coliseum
The 2010 Winter Olympics flame as dusk falls from Vancouver
Pianist and singer Isaac Slade of US piano rock band
Canada's Governor-General Michaelle Jean unveils the truce Wall at the Olympic Village in downtown Vancouver
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge meets First Nation aboriginals at the Olympic Village in downtown. Rogge will oversee his last Winter Olympics as IOC president in Vancouver.
Torch bearers carry the Olympic Flame during the Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay ahead of the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics