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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Athletes march during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A female performer sings during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada, who won the silver in the women's figure skating event, attends the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Japan chief sums up Olympians' performance

VANCOUVER, Canada - Seiko Hashimoto, chief of the Japanese Olympic team, attends a press conference to wrap up the Winter Games in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Hashimoto, with her thumbnail decorated with the national flag, sounded satisfied with the medal count overall but added, ''We would have liked a gold though.''

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (L) and Keiichiro Nagashima (C) attend the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Asada won the silver in the women's figure skating event while Nagashima won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating race.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Swiss snowboarder Simon Schoch (L) and Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi attend the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (L) and Canada's Joannie Rochette pose for photos during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Asada won the silver medal in the women's figure skating event and Rochette won the bronze.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi, who won the bronze at the Vancouver Olympics, shows a cellphone photo he took during the closing ceremony for the Winter Games at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics takes place at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (2nd from L), the silver medalist in the women's figure skating, carries a Japanese national flag during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Canada beats U.S. 3-2 to take gold in men's ice hockey

VANCOUVER, Canada - Supporters cheer after Canada defeated the United States in the men's ice hockey gold medal match in the Vancouver Olympics at Canada Hockey Place in the city on Feb. 28, 2010. Canada beat the United States 3-2.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Performers surround the Olympic cauldron during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada, the silver medalist in the women's figure skating, carries a Japanese national flag during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (2nd from L), the silver medalist in the women's figure skating, carries a Japanese national flag during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Canada beat U.S. 3-2 to take gold in men's ice hockey

VANCOUVER, Canada - Canada's Sidney Crosby (C) celebrates with his teammates Drew Doughty (R) and Scott Niedermayer (L) after scoring the match-winning goal in overtime in the men's ice hockey gold medal match against the United States in the Vancouver Olympics at Canada Hockey Place in the city on Feb. 28, 2010. Canada beat the United States 3-2.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (C), flanked by her compatriots Kentaro Minagawa (L) and Aiko Uemura, poses for photos during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Asada won the silver in the women's figure skating event.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada, who won the silver in the women's figure skating event, attends the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (C), flanked by her compatriots Kentaro Minagawa (R) and Aiko Uemura, poses for photos during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Asada won the silver in the women's figure skating event.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Athletes surround performers during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Nobunari Oda (2nd from R) pose for a photo with husband-and-wife skiers Aiko Uemura (2nd from L) and Kentaro Minagawa (R) during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Giant moose balloons are seen on stage during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese figure skaters (From L to R) Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda and Takahiko Kozuka pose for a photo during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Performers move giant Royal Canadian Mounted Police during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Flag bearers of each country surround the Olympic flame during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A boy dressed as an ice hockey puck performs during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Giant moose balloons are seen on stage during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Joji Kato (L) and Daisuke Takahashi pose for photos during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Kato won the bronze in the men's 500-meter speed skating race while Takahashi did likewise in the men's figure skating event.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Performers move giant table-hockey players and Royal Canadian Mounted Police during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Performers wearing a canoe walk in front of a huge inflatable beaver during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Flag bearers of each country surround the Olympic flame during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Canadian actor Michael J. Fox speaks during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A maple leaf symbol is projected on the stage during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The cauldrons sink under the stage after the Olympic flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The Olympic flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Ballet dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Ballet dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes enter the stage during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games is held at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. The Olympics, in which some 2,600 athletes from 82 countries and areas took part, ended a 17-day run.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A tribute to Sochi, Russia, the host city of the 2014 Winter Games, is unveiled during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Ballet dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police carry the Olympic flag away during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov, the Russian host city of the 2014 Winter Games, waves the Olympic flag, accompanied by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (C) during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A performer appears on stage during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Performers are inside illuminated spheres during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Confetti drifts down on the spectators during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Russian athletes enter the stage during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada, the silver medalist in the women's figure skating, carries a Japanese national flag during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.