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The Russian flag flies next to the Greek flag during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games closing ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada, 28 February 2010. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI

The Olympic flame is seen above performers during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games closing ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI

A fireworks displays lights up the night sky during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games closing ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Russian star soprano Maria Guleghina sings an air from Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor during the Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI

Michael Buble performs during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games closing ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI

Huge inflated policemen and ice hockey players form part of the show during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games closing ceremony. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

Performers with snowboards during the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the BC Place Stadium. EPA/ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA

Elfje Willemsen and Eva Willemarck of Belgium during the second run of the Women's Bobsleigh competition. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

Elfje Willemsen And Eva Willemarck of Belgium during the first run of the Women's Bobsleigh competition. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

Bobsleigh two-women of Belgium, with Elfje Willemsen (pilot) and Eva Willemarck (brakewoman) in action in the Whistler Sliding Center during the first heat. BELGA PHOTO ANP OLAF KRAAK

Bobsleigh two-woman of Belgium, with Elfje Willemsen and Eva Willemarck, pictured during a training run in the Whistler Sliding Center BELGA PHOTO ANP OLAF KRAAK

Bobsleigh two-woman of Belgium, with Elfje Willemsen and Eva Willemarck, pictured during a training run in the Whistler Sliding Center. BELGA PHOTO ANP OLAF KRAAK

Isabelle Pieman in action during the short programm of the figure skating competition. BELGA PHOTO / ANP ROBIN UTRECHT

Kevin van der Perren of Belgium performs his free skating program. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

Kevin van der Perren in the Short Program of Men's figure skating competition. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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Belgian figure skater Kevin Van der Perren in action in the Pacific Coliseum during the short program. BELGA PHOTO, ANP ROBERT VOS

Kevin van der Perren of Belgium performs in the Short Program of Men's figure skating competition. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

Isabelle Pieman in action during the short programm of the figure skating competition. BELGA PHOTO / ANP ROBIN UTRECHT

Karen Persyn clears a gate during the first run of the Women's Slalom race. EPA/GEORGE FREY

Karen Persyn clears a gate during the second run of the Women's Slalom race. EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA

Karen Persyn finishes in the first run of the Women's Slalom race. BELGA PHOTO ANP ROBERT VOS

Jeroen van den Bogaert in the finish area after his race in the 1st run of the men's Slalom. EPA/STEPHAN JANSEN

Jeroen van den Bogaert cuts a gate during his 2nd run of the men's Slalom. EPA/CHRISTOPH KARABA

Shorttracker Pieter Gysel in action on the 500m heats. He qualified for the 1/4 final. BELGA PHOTO / ANP ROBERT VOS

Shorttracker Pieter Gysel (M) in action on the 500m. He qualifiied for the 1/4 final. BELGA PHOTO / ANP ROBERT VOS

Short Track Speed Skater Pieter Gysel (C black suit) of Belgium leads the pack in one of the 1500m semi-finals. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

Short Track Speed Skater Pieter Gysel (R) of Belgium leads the pack in one of the 1500m heats. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

Kevin van der Perren of Belgium waves the national flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/FRISO GENTSCH

Fireworks celebrate the opening of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. EPA/DAN LEVINE

Olympic flame lights up during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

A LED-Light covered spirit bear puppet appears during the performance of the scene called Landscape of a Dream: Hymn to the North during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/JIM YOUNG / POOL

Performers skate and hang on ropes during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

A long exposure picture of artists performing during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/DANIEL KARMANN

Spectators watch the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, at the BC Place Stadium, Vancouver. EPA/FRISO GENTSCH

A violinist in a flying canoe performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/JIM YOUNG / POOL

Dancers and fidllers on the violin with large red maple leaves - the flag symbol of Canada - perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

Welcome from the First Four Host Nations and the Aboriginal people of Canada during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, at the BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, Canada. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

A snowboarder jumps through the Olympic Rings during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, at the BC Place Stadium. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

Volunteers climb on the Olympic ring logo in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada on 09 February 2010. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games will start on 12 February 2010. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

Canada Hockey Place, also known as GM Place, venue of the Olympic ice hockey events, seen from the Olympic Athletes village in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 09 February 2010. EPA/LAURENT GILLIERON

The Inukshuk stone monument displays Olympic colors in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, 09 February 2010. The monument in the shape of a human being is the symbol of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

The Olympic logo is seen hanging above speed skaters at the Richmond Olympic Oval for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, Vancouver, Canada, 09 February 2010. Richmond Olympic Oval is hosting the speed skating events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. EPA/Friso Gentsch

Final torchbearer, Olympic medal winner Vicky Sunohara (L) gets help from a Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games official at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 17 December 2009. Over 25,000 people gathered as the Olympic torch reached Toronto. The torch is on its 106-day journey across Canada before arriving at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on February 12. EPA/MIKE ODONGKARA