IN FLIGHT: Bode Miller of the U.S. became the most decorated Alpine skier in U.S. history when he won the bronze medal in the men's downhill on Monday in Vancouver. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
AN AIR ABOUT HIM: Bryon Wilson of the United States twists into his second maneuver on his way to a bronze medal in the men's moguls at Cypress Mountain outside Vancouver. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
NOT A BANNER MOMENT: Patrick Deneen of the United States crashes into a flag in the men's moguls final at Cypress Mountain outside Vancouver. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
FIRST-EVER: U.S. Olympian Todd Lodwick, center, embraces nordic combined silver medalist Johnny Spillane on Sunday as France's gold medalist Jason Lamy Chappuis takes in the scene. Spillane won the United States' first-ever medal in the event. Lodwick narrowly missed out on the bronze medal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
SKIING TILL THEY DROP: Competitors in the nordic combined collapse at the finish line of the 10-kilometer cross-country race. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
AIRBORNE: Johnny Spillane of the United States takes flight in the ski jumping event during the nordic combined competition. Spillane won the silver medal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
FANS: U.S. speed skating fans wave to Apolo Anton Ohno as he celebrates winning the silver medal in the men's 1500 speedskating competition. Ohno has now won six medals in Winter Olympic competition, tying him with long-track speedskater Bonnie Blair for most by an American. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
CLOSE CALL: Apolo Anton Ohno tangles with Korea's Sung Si-Bak midway through the men's 1500 final. Ohno took the silver medal in the men's 1,500 meters and teammate J.R. Celski captured the bronze when two competitors crashed on the final turn. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
GOLD MEDAL JUMP: Switzerland's Simon Ammann jumps 108 meters to win the gold medal during the ski jumping normal hill competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
CELEBRATION: Switzerland's Simon Ammann celebrates his gold medal in the individual ski jumping competition. Ammann won the first gold medal of the Games. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
BACK ON THE TRACK: Russia's Albert Demtschenko rounds the final turn during the men's singles luge competition in Whistler. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
OPENING CEREMONY: The Olympic flame is ignited in the center of BC Place as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics begin. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
ENTRANCE: Team USA enters the opening ceremony in Vancouver, Canada. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
AIRBORNE: A snowboarder flies through the Olympic rings at the start of the opening ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)