China’s Shen Xue lands a jump as she and partner Zhao Hongbo turn in a gold-medal-winning performance in pairs figure skating Monday in the Winter Olympics at Vancouver, Canada. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Zhao Hongbo and his figure-skating partner and wife, Shen Xue, perform an intricate maneuver en route to the Olympic gold medal in the pairs competition at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
American snowboarder Seth Wescott edges Canada’s Mike Robertson for the gold medal in the men’s snowboard cross finals. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
American snowboarder Seth Wescott celebrates after winning a gold medal. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Seth Wescott is tackled by a teammate after winning the gold medal. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Canadian snowboarder Francois Boivin takes in the scene from the lip of the final jump after crashing in the snowboard cross quarterfinals. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Canada’s Robert Fagan, right, leads Germany’s David Speiser, Canada’s Francois Boivin and Swizerland’s Fabio Caduff in a men’s snowboard cross quarterfinal at Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, Canada. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The USA’s Bode Miller heads to the finish line to win the bronze medal in the men’s downhill competition Monday in Whistler, Canada. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The USA’s Bode Miller heads over the last jump to win the bronze medal in the men’s downhill competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics on Monday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Fans celebrate as Switzerland’s Didier Defago wins the gold medal in the men’s downhill competition Monday at the 2010 Winter Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Mark Grimmette (top) and Brian Martin race for the U.S. during the men’s doubles-luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre. (Leon Neal / AFP/Getty Images)
The U.S.’ Graham Watanabe runs the course during the men’s snowboardcross qualifications at Cypress Mountain. (Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty Images)
Canada’s Robbie Dixon lies on the snow after taking a tumble during the men’s downhill event. (Charlie Krupa / Associated Press)
Switzerland’s Didier Defago celebrates after his gold-medal-winning run in the men’s downhill. (Michael Kappeler / AFP / Getty Images)
Switzerland’s Didier Defago reacts after completing the men’s downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics on Monday. Defago won the gold medal in the event. (Gero Breloer / Associated Press)
Patrik Jaerbyn, of Sweden, slides into the safety fencing after completing the men’s downhill. (Wolfgang Grebien / GEPA via US Presswire)
Marion Trott of Germany takes part in the women’s skeleton training on Day 4 of the 2010 Winter Olympics.(Richard Heathcote / Getty Images)
Switzerland’s Toni Livers competes in the men’s 15k freestyle cross-country race. (Matthias Schrader / Associated Press)
