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Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, Feb 12-28, 2010. Photos: moments of challenge, daring, fun and basking in Nature
Top: United States' Johnny Spillane competes on large hill ski jump during men's individual Nordic Combined - the event combines ski jumping and a 10K cross-country race; he won the silver medal. Bottom: Large crowd of spectators gather in final curve during Men’s luge competition at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
Left: Whistler ice sculpture of Olympic torch. Right: Anabellee Langlois & Cody Hay of Canada compete in figure skating program of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Pacific Coliseum.
Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada wins gold medal for Freestyle Skiing Men's Moguls on day 3 of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Freestyle Skiing Stadium, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal on home soil at the Winter Olympic Games.
Top L: US’s goalkeeper Erika Lawler (R) is congratulated by her teammate Meghan Duggan (R) during Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games women’s preliminary round Group B ice hockey. Bottom R: US Vice President Joe Biden attends women’s preliminary round Group B match of ice hockey between US and China.
Top: Joanna Sulej and Mateusz Chruscinski of Poland compete in the figure skating pairs short program on day 3 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Bottom: 2010 Winter Olympics ‘Employee loan’ program launched to fill jobs.
Ice Hockey - Team Germany, Vancouver Winter Olympics, 2010.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attend the Biathlon Men’s 10 km Sprint at Vancouver 2010 XXI Olympic Winter Games at Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada.
Emmanuel Chedal of France competes during Ski Jumping Normal Hill Individual Trial Round, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park Ski Jumping Stadium.
Left: Olympic rings illuminated in the harbor outside the Vancouver Convention Centre. Right: Ice Hokey - Team Finland. Saku Koivu, Teemu Selanne, Jere Lehtinen and Kimmo Timonen are likely in their last Olympic Games. The foursome has been a part of every Olympic Games since the NHL began participating in 1998. Finland has shown itself to be a strong international team at the senior level, often surpassing pre-competition expectations.
Top L: South Korea's Kim Yu-Na performs her short program during women's figure skating competition at Vancouver 2010 Olympics, winning the Gold Medal & broke record too. Bottom R: Jung-Su Lee of South Korea leads the pack in the Short Track Men's 1500 m Heat.
Left: Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada from February 12 - 28, 2010. Right: Dale Begg-Smith of Australia performs an aerial on the qualification run during the Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls on day 3 of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Freestyle Skiing.
Photos courtesy of Steve Ringman / Seattle Times/MCT, Cameron Spencer / Getty Images, Flickr / Tim / vancouverwinterolympicsphotos.com, Streeter Lecka / Getty Images, Matthew Stockman / Getty Images, Xinhua / Wu Wei, canuckz.com, Gouhier-Hahn-Nebinger / AbacaPress.com, Lars Baron / Bongarts / Getty Images, Darryle Dyck / AP, AP Photo / Amy Sancetta, Sports Fan Outreach International, and Jamie Squire / Getty Images
This special online feature on the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games 2010 gives many special moments we can admire. Giving eye-catching photos, this feature showcases the daring and fun poses of the sporting games athletes.