- NEW: Canada leads 1-0 lead after second period
- Both the Canadian and U.S. teams are full of NHL stars
- Professional teammates face each other for Olympic bragging rights
- The winner takes on Sweden in Sunday's gold medal game
(CNN) -- Canada used its speed and strength to control much of the play and led the United States 1-0 after two periods of their Olympic semifinal grudge match on Friday.
Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn tipped in a pass disguised as a pass by St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester early in the second period to give Canada the advantage.
Benn gave credit to a player he competes against during the National Hockey League season, saying in a between-periods TV interview that "Bouwmeester made a great shot-pass."
The game was a rematch of the gold medal final four years when Sidney Crosby scored the overtime goal for Canada to beat its southern neighbor.
Whoever wins advances to Sunday's gold-medal game against unblemished Sweden, which defeated rival Finland 2-1 earlier Friday. The bronze-medal game between the semifinal losers takes place Saturday.
In the second semifinal, Canada outshot the Americans 28-22 through the first two periods, and U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings, a Stanley Cup winner and playoff MVP in 2012, kept his side in the game.
Quick made a series of saves, including two on good chances by NHL teammate Jeff Carter of Canada and a sliding stop on Benn, who was unable to lift a shot from the right circle.
After a fast-paced even start, Canada took control near the midway point of the first period, firing eight shots to two by the United States the rest of the way.
With the top professionals competing, the Olympic tournament amounts to an effective hockey World Cup every four years, and the 2014 version has provided all the requisite story lines and drama for classic status.
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Iranian skier Forough Abbasi falls during the women's slalom on February 21. 
From left, Polish speedskaters Natalia Czerwonka, Katarzyna Bachleda-Curus and Luiza Zlotkowska compete in the women's team pursuit quarterfinals on February 21. 
Swedish goaltender Henrik Lundqvist celebrates his team's win against Finland in the hockey semifinals on February 21. 
Slovakia's Paulina Fialkova, left, and the Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova compete in the women's biathlon relay on February 21. 
Athletes compete in heavy fog during the women's ski cross quarterfinals on February 21. 
From left, Sandra Naeslund of Sweden, Jorinde Mueller of Switzerland and Jenny Owens of Australia compete in the women's ski cross on February 21. 
From left, American speedskaters Jonathan Kuck, Shani Davis and Brian Hansen compete in the men's team pursuit on February 21. 
From left, Dutch speedskaters Ireen Wust, Charlotte van Beek and Jorien ter Mors compete in the women's team pursuit on February 21. 
German biathlete Andrea Henkel competes during the women's relay on February 21. 
Denise Feierabend of Switzerland competes during the women's slalom on February 21. 
The women's hockey team from Canada celebrates Thursday, February 20, after Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal in overtime to defeat the United States and win the gold medal. 
Alex Carpenter, left, and American teammate Hilary Knight celebrate Carpenter's third-period goal during the Canada game on February 20. 
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin, right, celebrates after scoring against the United States on February 20. 
Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova performs in the women's individual competition on February 20. 
Yuna Kim of South Korea competes in the figure skating event February 20. 
U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner performs her free skate on February 20. 
Figure skater Polina Edmonds of the United States competes February 20. 
Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner competes on February 20. 
American freestyle skier Annalisa Drew crashes in the women's halfpipe on February 20. 
Maddie Bowman of the United States competes in the women's halfpipe on February 20. 
Angeli Vanlaanen of the United States competes in the women's halfpipe. 
Canada's Jennifer Jones throws the curling stone during the gold-medal match against Sweden on February 20. 
Australia's Brooklee Han performs in the women's figure skating competition on February 20. 
Anne Line Gjersem of Norway performs her free skate in the women's figure skating competition. 
From left, Canada's Brady Leman, Germany's Thomas Fischer and Austria's Christoph Wahrstoetter compete in men's ski cross on February 20. 
Jouni Pellinen of Finland, left, leads Armin Niederer of Switzerland during the men's ski cross. 
Japanese speedskaters train on February 20. 
Members of the Swiss women's hockey team celebrate after defeating Sweden for the bronze medal on February 20. 
South Korean skier Hee-Jin Park competes in the women's halfpipe on February 20. 
Australia's Amy Sheehan competes in the women's halfpipe. 
Ayana Onozuka of Japan competes in the women's halfpipe. 
An Olympian trains for the large hill Nordic combined event on February 20. 
Dutch speedskaters practice on February 20. 
Competitors are reflected in the goggles of Sweden's John Eklund after their ski cross heat on February 20. 
The Germany-1 bobsled team, piloted by Maximilian Arndt, starts a training run February 20. 
Athletes compete in the men's ski cross final on February 20. 
Canada forward Corey Perry trips over Latvia goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis during the men's ice hockey quarterfinal on Wednesday, February 19. 
Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse of Canada make a run during the women's bobsled event on February 19. 
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen competes in the mixed relay event on February 19. 
American figure skater Gracie Gold performs her short program in the women's individual event February 19. 
Ashley Wagner of the United States performs her short program during the figure skating competition. 
Russia's Julia Lipnitskaia falls while competing in the figure skating event. 
Yuna Kim of South Korea competes in the figure skating event. 
Chinese figure skater Kexin Zhang performs her short program. 
San Marino's Vincenzo Romano Michelotti falls during the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
Russian snowboarder Vic Wild celebrates at the flower ceremony for the parallel giant slalom on February 19. 
The men's hockey team from Russia looks dejected after losing to Finland on February 19. 
Finland's hockey players celebrate their victory over Russia. 
Russia's Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates after scoring a first-period goal against Finland. 
Canada's Corey Perry, left, sprays ice onto Latvia goalie Kristers Gudlevskis during their hockey game February 19. 
Yuri Danilochkin of Belarus competes during the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
Patrick Bussler of Germany competes in the quarterfinals of the men's parallel giant slalom on February 19. 
Liechtenstein skier Marco Pfiffner competes in the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
American skier Jared Goldberg negotiates a turn during a run in the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
Norway's Kjetil Jansrud competes in the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
France's Alexis Pinturault competes in the men's giant slalom. 
Finnish cross-country skier Sami Jauhojarvi, right, celebrates gold in the men's team sprint classic on February 19. 
Olga Graf, a Russian speedskater, competes in the women's 5,000 meters on February 19. 
Biathlete Veronika Vitkova of the Czech Republic leads the field in the mixed relay on February 19. 
Switzerland's Ladina Jenny and Canada's Marianne Leeson compete in parallel giant slalom on February 19. 
U.S. skier Ted Ligety competes in the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
Joan Verdu Sanchez of Andorra crashes in his first run of the giant slalom. 
Snowboarders Alexander Bergmann of Germany, left, and Rok Flander of Slovenia compete in the parallel giant slalom on February 19. 
Cross-country skier Dario Cologna of Switzerland leads the pack during the men's team sprint on February 19. 
The Romanian four-man bobsled team starts a run during a training session on February 19. 
German snowboarder Patrick Bussler competes in the parallel giant slalom on February 19. 
David Wise, an American freestyle skier, celebrates after his first run in the men's halfpipe finals on Tuesday, February 18. 
Thomas Krief of France competes in the men's halfpipe on February 18. 
Canadian skier Mike Riddle competes in the men's halfpipe. 
Dutch speedskater Jorrit Bergsma competes in the men's 10,000 meters on February 18. 
Roman Cervenka and Jaromir Jagr celebrate a goal for the Czech Republic during the men's ice hockey game against Slovakia on February 18. 
Slovakian hockey players Andrej Meszaros and Tomas Zaborksy crash into Czech goalie Ondrej Pavelec on February 18. 
Norwegian biathlete Emil Hegle Svendsen competes in the men's 15-kilometer mass start event on February 18. 
Americans Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams start their first run in the women's bobsled on February 18. 
Austria's Anna Fenninger competes in the women's giant slalom on February 18. 
Joergen Graabak of Norway celebrates as he crosses the line to win the gold medal in the large hill Nordic combined event February 18. 
France's Pierre Vaultier celebrates winning the men's snowboard cross final on February 18. 
Switzerland's Dominique Gisin skis in the women's giant slalom on February 18. 
Athletes compete February 18 in a snowboard cross semifinal. 
Snowboarders race during a snowboard cross quarterfinal on February 18. 
Olga Sosina of Russia handles the puck during a women's hockey game February 18 versus Finland. 
Biathletes compete in the men's 15-kilometer mass start event on February 18. 
British skier Murray Buchan competes in the men's halfpipe on February 18. 
Slovenia's David Rodman, right, fights for the puck with Austria's Thomas Pock during a hockey game February 18. 
American Bryan Fletcher jumps during the large hill Nordic Combined event on February 18. 
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, left, and France's Martin Fourcade shoot during the men's 15-kilometer mass start biathlon on February 18. 
Biathletes compete at the firing range in the men's 15-kilometer mass start. 
Russian biathlete Evgeniy Garanichev focuses on a shot during the men's 15-kilometer mass start. 
Norway's Joergen Graabak, bottom, celebrates with Norway's Magnus Hovdal Moan after the large hill Nordic combined event on February 18. Graabak won gold and Moan won silver. 
French biathlete Martin Fourcade competes in the 15-kilometer mass start event. 
Russians Nikita Katsalapov and Elena Ilinykh, left, and Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White celebrate during the flower ceremony for the Olympic ice dancing competition Monday, February 17. The Americans won gold and the Russians won bronze. 
The outfit of American ice dancer Meryl Davis is seen on February 17. 
China's Zongyang Jia lands during the finals of the men's aerials on February 17. 
Germany's Andreas Wank, center, celebrates with teammates after they won gold in the men's ski jumping event on February 17. 
Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria jumps during the team ski jumping event. 
American ice dancers Charlie White and Meryl Davis compete on February 17. 
Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi of Germany compete in the ice dancing event on February 17. 
Ice dancers Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy compete on February 17. 
Russia's Nikita Katsalapov and Elena Ilinykh react after their ice dancing performing on February 17. 
Biathletes compete in the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17. 
Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda of Russia won gold in the two-man bobsled on February 17. 
Gold medalist Darya Domracheva, right, of Belarus celebrates with bronze medalist Tiril Eckhoff of Norway after the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17. 
Belarus' Anton Kushnir celebrates in the men's aerials on February 17. 
David Morris from Australia won silver in the men's aerials. 
Russian ice dancers Ruslan Zhiganshin and Victoria Sinitsina compete on February 17. 
Australians Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman compete in the ice dancing event on February 17. 
Ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam compete for Canada on February 17. 
Biathlete Darya Domracheva of Belarus competes in the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17. 
Russian bobsledders Alexander Kasjanov and Maxim Belugin start a run during the two-man competition on February 17. 
Women's hockey player Alex Carpenter of the United States tries to shoot against Valentina Lizana Wallner of Sweden during their semifinal game February 17. 
Kazakhstan's Baglan Inkarbek competes in the men's aerials on February 17. 
Switzerland's Mischa Gasser takes a warm-up jump before the men's aerials on February 17. 
Thomas Lambert of Switzerland skis during qualification for the men's aerials on February 17. 
Belarussian biathlete Darya Domracheva celebrates winning the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17. 
Zhongqing Liu of China lands in the men's aerials competition February 17. 
Anna Sloan of Great Britain competes against Russia during a curling match on February 17. 
An athlete carries skis through the thick fog that caused event delays and cancellations on February 17. 
Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov perform their short program during the ice dancing competition on Sunday, February 16. 
Canada's Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue compete during the ice dancing event on February 16. 
German ice dancers Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi perform on February 16. 
Turkish ice dancer Alisa Agafonova performs on February 16. 
Lithuania's Deividas Stagniunas and Isabella Tobias compete in ice dancing on February 16. 
Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States skate during the ice dancing event February 16. 
Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje perform on February 16. 
Americans Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton compete in the two-man bobsledding event on February 16. 
Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic finishes the second-to-last jump February 16 in the final of the women's snowboard cross. 
The Swedish team celebrates taking the gold in the women's cross-country relay on February 16. 
Germany's Richard Freitag jumps in the fog while training for the men's large hill ski jumping event. 
Cory Butner steers an American bobsled with Chris Fogt along for the ride on February 16. 
Switzerland's Rico Peter and Juerg Egger race in the bobsled event February 16. 
Japan's Hiroshi Suzuki and Hisashi Miyazaki compete on February 16. 
Lars Nelson of Sweden leads the way to gold in the men's cross-country relay February 16. 
Sweden's Johan Olsson skis during the men's cross-country relay. 
Marcus Hellner of Sweden skis in the relay. 
The women's hockey team from Russia, in red, celebrates a goal against Japan on February 16. 
Cathy Reed and Chris Reed of Japan compete in ice dancing on February 16. 
Russia's Andrei Markov challenges Slovakia's Tomas Jurco during the men's ice hockey game on February 16. 
A biathlete checks the visibility through his rifle sights before the men's 15-kilometer mass start event February 16. It was postponed because of the fog. 
Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan competes in the women's 1,500-meter speedskating event on February 16. 
Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands competes in the women's 1,500-meter speedskating event on February 16. 
Speedskater Karolina Erbanova of the Czech Republic skates in the women's 1,500 meters on February 16. 
Finland's Lari Lehtonen and Sweden's Johan Olsson compete in the men's cross-country relay on February 16. 
Japan skip Ayumi Ogasawara reacts to a throw during the women's curling match against Switzerland on February 16. 
Czech athlete Eva Samkova throws her snowboard as she celebrates winning the final of the women's snowboard cross on February 16. 
A biathlete warms up for the men's 15-kilometer mass start event on February 16. 
Skiers compete in the men's cross-country relay on February 16. 
The Czech Republic's Ales Razym, left, and France's Jean Marc Gaillard rest after competing in the first group of the men's cross-country relay on February 16. 
Athletes race in the final of the women's snowboard cross on February 16. 
Norway's Kjetil Jansrud skis in the men's super-G on February 16. 
U.S. skier Bode Miller competes in the super-G on February 16. 
Austria's Otmar Striedinger reacts after finishing his super-G run on February 16. 
Thomas Pock of Austria falls to the ice in front of the net during the men's hockey game against Norway on February 16. 
U.S. silver medalist Noelle Pikus-Pace jumps in the air as Great Britain's gold medalist Elizabeth Yarnold looks on during the women's skeleton medal ceremony on Saturday, February 15. 
Alexander Tretiakov of Russia celebrates winning the men's skeleton final on February 15. 
Kamil Stoch of Poland lands his jump during the men's large hill ski jumping event on February 15. 
The Czech men's hockey team skates on the ice after being defeated 1-0 by Switzerland on February 15. 
Tempers flare late in the third period as Swedish hockey forward Jimmie Ericsson, left, grabs the face of Latvian defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh on February 15. 
American Chris Creveling, center, competes during a men's 1,000-meter short track speedskating race on February 15. 
Japan's Daiki Ito reaches the finish area during the first round of the men's large hill ski jumping event on February 15. 
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec reacts in the finish area during the first round of the men's large hill ski jumping event. 
Reruhi Shimizu of Japan lands his jump February 15 in the men's large hill ski jumping event. 
T.J. Oshie of the United States scores a shootout goal during the men's hockey game against Russia on February 15. 
Richard Panik of Slovakia and Ales Kranjc of Slovenia chase after a puck during their game February 15. 
A ski jumper warms up with his coach prior to training on February 15. 
South Korea's Kim Alang falls as she competes in the final of the 1,500-meter short track speedskating event on February 15. 
The women's hockey team from Sweden celebrates a goal against Finland on February 15. 
France's Jason Lamy Chappuis, left, and Germany's Johannes Rydzek are seen during a training jump for the Nordic combined on February 15. 
A shirtless volunteer takes a picture during the women's super-G on February 15. 
Austrian skier Anna Fenninger reacts after her run in the super-G on February 15. 
Hiroatsu Takahashi of Japan makes a run during the men's skeleton competition on February 15. 
Sweden's Anna Haag competes in the women's cross-country relay on February 15. 
Italy's Maurizio Oioli competes in the men's skeleton. 
Austrian ski jumpers warm up during training on February 15. 
Giuseppe Michielli of Italy adjusts his goggles February 15 during training for the large hill Nordic combined event. 
Sweden's Ida Ingemarsdotter, Emma Wiken and Anna Haag jump on teammate Charlotte Kalla after winning gold February 15 in the women's cross-country relay. 
Skiers start the women's cross-country relay on February 15. 
Taro Kondo of Japan competes in the men's 1,500-meter speedskating event on February 15. 
Eric Frenzel of Germany jumps during training for the large hill Nordic combined event February 15. 
Switzerland celebrates winning 2-0 against Russia in the women's ice hockey quarterfinals. 
Laurenne Ross of the United States competes in the women's super-G on February 15. 
Robert Kranjec of Slovenia finishes a jump during the men's large hill ski jumping event Friday, February 14. 
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's individual figure skating event February 14. 
Elena Nikitina of Russia celebrates her bronze medal after the skeleton final on February 14. 
Danielle Scott of Australia practices February 14 ahead of the finals for the women's aerials. 
Lizzy Yarnold of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in skeleton on February 14. 
Canada's Kevin Reynolds performs in the men's individual figure skating event on February 14. 
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal in men's figure skating on February 14. 
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec competes during the men's large hill ski jumping event on February 14. 
Bronze medalist Lydia Lassila of Australia kisses her husband, Lauri, after the flower ceremony for the women's aerials on February 14. 
Tatsuki Machida of Japan competes in men's figure skating on February 14. 
Czech figure skater Tomas Verner competes oon February 14. 
Russia's Veronika Korsunova competes in the women's aerials on February 14. 
Finland's Sami Lepisto vies with Norway's Patrick Thoresen during the men's ice hockey game on February 14. 
Silver medalist Xu Mengtao of China celebrates during the flower ceremony for the women's aerials on February 14. 
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs his free skate during the men's individual competition February 14. 
Freestyle skier Alexandra Orlova of Russia competes in the women's aerials February 14. 
Russia's Olga Podchufarova shoots at the range February 14 during a warm-up for the women's 15-kilometer biathlon. 
Russian fans watch the women's 15-kilometer biathlon on February 14. 
China's Zhang Xin takes a warm-up run before the start of the women's aerials competition on February 14. 
Swiss skier Sandro Viletta competes in the downhill portion of the men's super-combined event on February 14. 
Belarus' Darya Domracheva competes in the women's 15-kilometer biathlon on February 14. 
Norwegian visitors pose for a photo at the Olympic Park on February 14. 
Veronika Korsunova of Russia competes in the women's aerials on February 14. 
Russia's Nikita Tregybov brakes after a run in the men's skeleton on February 14. 
Lydia Lassila of Australia competes in women's aerials on February 14. 
Uzbekistan's Misha Ge performs his free skate during the men's figure skating competition on February 14. 
Swiss skier Sandro Viletta celebrates after winning a gold medal in the men's super-combined event on February 14. 
American skier Bode Miller competes in the men's super-combined on February 14. 
Volunteers flatten the snow prior to the start of the slalom portion of the men's super-combined on February 14. 
U.S. skier Bode Miller competes in the slalom portion of the men's super-combined on February 14. 
Andorra's Kevin Esteve skis the downhill portion of the men's super-combined event February 14. 
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia competes in the men's super-combined. 
U.S. skier Ted Ligety makes his downhill run during the men's super-combined. 
Simon Eder of Austria takes aim Thursday, February 13, during the men's 20-kilometer biathlon. 
An Olympic forerunner tests out a course for an aerials training session February 13. 
Pucks litter the ice around the net after the U.S. men's hockey team warmed up before its game against Slovakia on February 13. 
The "flower girls," charged with cleaning the ice of flowers and other trinkets thrown by fans, sit off-rink at a figure skating competition February 13. 
Track wardens attempt to clear the way as Fan Kexin of China crashes in the semifinals of the women's 500-meter short track speedskating competition on February 13. 
Swedish figure skater Alexander Majorov performs his short program during the men's individual competition on February 13. 
The Olympic flame burns under a full moon on February 13. 
Canadian silver medalist Denny Morrison jumps next to Dutch gold medalist Stefan Groothuis during the medal ceremony for the men's 1,000-meter speedskating event. 
Canada's Jill Officer throws the stone during a women's curling match between Canada and Switzerland on February 13. 
Norway's Mats Trygg collides with Canada's Sidney Crosby during a men's hockey game on February 13. 
Peter Liebers of Germany competes in the men's figure skating event February 13. 
Figure skater Michael Christian Martinez of the Philippines performs during the men's individual competition on February 13. 
France's Martin Fourcade competes in the 20-kilometer biathlon on February 13. 
Figure skater Paul Bonifacio Parkinson of Italy performs on February 13. 
Uzbekistan's Misha Ge performs his short program in the individual figure skating event February 13. 
Cross-country skier Alexandra Camenscic of Moldova wipes her face with snow at the finish line of the women's 10-kilometer classic on February 13. 
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen competes in the men's 20-kilometer biathlon on February 13. 
Silver medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy celebrates during the medal ceremony for the 500-meter short track speedskating competition on February 13. 
Belgium's Jorik Hendrickx competes in the men's figure skating competition on February 13. 
A man wears a hat adorned with the flags of different nations on February 13. 
Sergey Novikov of Belarus competes in the men's 20-kilometer biathlon on February 13. 
A shirtless spectator watches Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla compete during the women's 10-kilometer classic on February 13. 
Cross-country skier Esther Bottomley of Australia competes in the women's 10-kilometer classic on February 13. 
Andrej Tavzelj of Slovenia checks Vyacheslav Voynov of Russia into the glass during the men's hockey game on February 13. 
Charlotte Kalla of Sweden reacts after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer classic. 
Norway's Therese Johaug competes in the women's 10-kilometer classic. 
From left, American skiers Gus Kenworthy, Joss Christensen and Nicholas Goepper celebrate after the men's slopestyle competition on February 13. Christensen won gold, Kenworthy won silver and Goepper won bronze for the U.S. sweep. 
From left, Israel's Vladislav Bykanov, Russia's Vladimir Grigorev, China's Han Tianyu and Great Britain's Richard Shoebridge compete in a 1,000-meter short track speedskating race on February 13. 
A Norwegian curler prepares for a throw during a curling match February 13. 
Skier Henrik Harlaut of Sweden competes in the men's slopestyle on February 13. 
Russell Henshaw of Australia sticks out his tongue during the men's slopestyle. 
Jules Bonnaire of France competes in the men's slopestyle. 
Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford compete in pairs figure skating on Wednesday, February 12. 
Chinese snowboarder Li Shuang holds her board during the women's halfpipe finals on February 12. 
A traditional Russian dance is performed on stage during a medal ceremony February 12. 
Russia's Maxim Trankov reacts after performing with Tatiana Volosozhar in pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Russia's Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar complete the free skate portion of their figure skating program. 
Russia's Fedor Klimov and Ksenia Stolbova compete in pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Kamil Stoch of Poland trains on the large hill ski jumping course on February 12. He won the normal hill competition earlier in these Games. 
Ski jumper Anders Fannemel of Norway gets into position on February 12. 
China's Qing Pang and Tong Jian perform their free skate routine during pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Flower girls watch the pairs figure skating competition on February 12. 
Mirabelle Thovex of France competes in the women's halfpipe on February 12. 
Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski and Andrea Davidovich compete in pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Germany's Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl jump on the podium after winning gold in luge doubles on February 12. 
The Olympic cauldron blazes in front of the Bolshoy Ice Dome at sunset February 12. 
A fan waves a Russian flag after the luge doubles on February 12. 
Austria's Andreas Linger, left, and Wolfgang Linger celebrate after their luge run on February 12. They won silver. 
Eric Frenzel of Germany, right, and Akito Watabe of Japan compete February 12 in the cross-country skiing portion of the normal hill Nordic combined event. Frenzel won gold. 
Russia's Vera Bazarova lets partner Yuri Larionov do the lifting during pairs figure skating on February 12. 
China's Liu Jiayu catches air in the women's halfpipe on February 12. 
Maxim Trankov of Russia celebrates a gold-medal performance in pairs figure skating. 
Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy receive the bronze medal for pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu competes in the women's halfpipe semifinals on February 12. 
Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's Nordic combined normal hill event on February 12. 
Swiss skier Dominique Gisin reacts after finishing her run in the downhill event February 12. 
Germany's Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl celebrate their win in luge doubles on February 12. 
Alessandro Pittin of Italy leads a group of skiers during the cross-country portion of the men's Nordic combined event February 12. 
Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States competes in the halfpipe February 12. 
Benoit Lamy shows his support for Canada during the women's hockey game against the United States on February 12. 
Canada's Meghan Agosta-Marciano, left, celebrates after scoring a goal against the United States. 
Eetu Vaehaesoeyrinki of Finland leads a group of skiers during the men's Nordic combined on February 12. 
Polish speedskater Zbigniew Brodka competes in the men's 1,000 meters on February 12. 
Stephanie Magiros of Australia competes in the women's halfpipe. 
Athletes ski during the cross-country portion of the men's Nordic combined on February 12. 
American goalie Jessie Vetter makes a save in the second period of the Canada game on February 12. 
Canada's Alexandra Duckworth competes in the women's halfpipe semifinals on February 12. 
Sarka Pancochova of the Czech Republic grabs her snowboard in the halfpipe event February 12. 
Americans Matthew Mortensen and Preston Griffall make a run during the men's luge doubles competition on February 12. 
Italy's Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise perform their free program during pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Canadians Natalie Spooner, top, and Meghan Agosta-Marciano celebrate Spooner's third-period goal against the United States on February 12. 
Canada's Jocelyne Larocque, right, checks Megan Bozek of the United States during their hockey game. 
China's Cai Xuetong competes in the women's halfpipe. 
Skier Laurenne Ross of the United States reacts after her run in the downhill event February 12. 
Dominique Gisin of Switzerland, left, and Tina Maze of Slovenia stand on the podium together after tying for the gold medal in the women's downhill February 12. The two skiers both finished their run with a time of 1:41.57. 
Thomas Ulsrud of Norway slides with the curling stone during a match against Germany on February 12. 
Skiers slide toward the finish line of the women's downhill event February 12. 
Jacqueline Wiles of the United States skis past a chairlift during the women's downhill on February 12. 
Julia Mancuso of the United States skis in the downhill on February 12. 
Slovenian skier Tina Maze kisses the ground after her downhill run on February 12. 
Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch catches her breath after her downhill run. 
Monaco's Alexandra Coletti is taken to a helicopter after crashing during the downhill. 
Tim Hug of Switzerland completes a trial jump during the normal hill Nordic combined event on February 12. 
Julia Marty of Switzerland and Jenni Hiirikoski of Finland collide during the second period of their women's hockey game February 12. 
Magnus Krog of Norway slides down the normal hill ski jumping ramp during the Nordic combined on February 12. 
Edit Miklos of Hungary competes in the women's downhill on February 12. 
Switzerland's Lara Gut makes her way down the mountain in the women's downhill. 
Andrew Newell of the United States leads Norway's Eirik Brandsdal as they ski past the Olympic rings during the men's cross-country sprint on Tuesday, February 11. 
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia compete in pairs figure skating on February 11. 
Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford perform their short program in the pairs figure skating event. 
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany compete in pairs figure skating. 
Canadian figure skaters Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers perform their short program on February 11. 
Canadian figure skaters Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers continue their routine. 
Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers flies in the air after being thrown by Dylan Moscovitch in pairs figure skating February 11. 
Erin Hamlin is covered by the American flag after she finished third in the women's luge on February 11. 
Michel Mulder of the Netherlands poses with his gold medal after winning the 500-meter speedskating event on February 11. 
Biathlete Teja Gregorin of Slovenia celebrates after finishing the women's 10-kilometer pursuit on February 11. 
Snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland celebrates in front of a TV camera after competing in the men's halfpipe on February 11. 
Christian Haller of Switzerland competes in the men's halfpipe on February 11. 
Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov celebrates with his parents, Yurii and Valentina, after winning gold in the halfpipe on February 11. 
Halfpipe gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov celebrates on the podium after the flower ceremony on February 11. 
Eva Logar of Slovenia competes in the women's normal hill ski jumping event on February 11. 
Katja Pozun of Slovenia jumps during the women's normal hill ski jumping event on February 11. 
Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway, right, and Vesna Fabjan of Slovenia celebrate February 11 after finishing in first and third place in the women's cross-country sprint. 
Michelle Lowenhielm of Sweden scores against Jennifer Harss of Germany in the third period of their hockey game on February 11. 
Andrea Davidovich of Israel is seen during the pairs figure skating event on February 11. 
U.S. snowboarder Shaun White competes in the men's halfpipe final on February 11. 
Stacey Kemp and David King of Great Britain receive their scores in pairs figure skating on February 11. 
A supporter of American luger Erin Hamlin is pictured before the women's luge final February 11. 
Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers of Canada compete in pairs figure skating on February 11. 
Belarussian biathlete Darya Domracheva, foreground, shoots during the women's 10-kilometer pursuit on February 11. 
A picture taken with a robotic camera shows French biathlete Martin Fourcade, right, celebrating his gold medal in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit. To his right is silver medalist Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic. 
Flower bearers walk toward the podium during the women's ski slopestyle final on February 11. 
Snowboarder Scotty James of Australia competes in the men's halfpipe on February 11. 
Ida Ingemarsdotter of Sweden leads a pack of skiers in the women's cross-country sprint on February 11. 
American Erin Hamlin gestures after one of her runs in the luge on February 11. 
Cross-country skiers compete in the finals of the men's sprint event February 11. 
Biathletes compete in the women's 10-kilometer pursuit on February 11. 
Slovakian biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina, foreground, skis away from the shooting range during the 10-kilometer pursuit on February 11. 
Sweden's Teodor Peterson competes in the men's cross-country sprint on February 11. 
Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France compete in pairs figure skating on February 11. 
Snowboarder Seamus O'Connor of Ireland competes in the men's halfpipe semifinal on February 11. 
British skier Katie Summerhayes celebrates during slopestyle qualifying on February 11. 
Canada's Yuki Tsubota competes in the women's slopestyle event on February 11. 
France's Alexis Pinturault skies February 11 during a downhill training session for the men's super-combined event. 
France's Julia Clair practices February 11 for the women's normal hill ski jumping event. 
Bode Miller of the United States takes part in a training session for the men's super-combined on February 11. 
Workers spray down the halfpipe before competition begins in men's snowboarding February 11. 
Skier Anna Willcox-Silfverberg of New Zealand holds up messages written on her hands during the slopestyle qualification. 
Michiko Tomabechi and Yumie Funayama of Japan sweep the ice during their curling match against South Korea on February 11. 
South Korean snowboarder Lee Kwang-ki jumps during qualifying for the men's halfpipe on February 11. 
Sweden's players gather at the net before the women's Group B hockey match between Sweden and Germany on February 11. 
Gregory Bretz of the United States competes in the men's halfpipe. 
A skier competes in the women's slopestyle finals on February 11. 
Photographers gather at the finish line February 11 during a qualification race for the men's cross-country sprint. 
Valiantsina Kaminskaya of Belarus competes in the qualification round of the women's cross-country sprint on February 11. 
Romania's Dorin Velicu takes part in a men's skeleton training session on February 11. 
Snowboarder David Habluetzel of Switzerland competes in the men's halfpipe on February 11. 
Alex Bilodeau of Canada celebrates with his family after winning the gold medal in the men's moguls on Monday, February 10. 
Dale Begg-Smith of Australia competes during the men's moguls on February 10. 
Anke Wischnewski of Germany makes a run during the women's luge on February 10. 
Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands pulls his hair after completing his second heat in the men's 500-meter speedskating race on February 10. 
Canada's figure skating team celebrates winning silver on February 10. 
A military officer shoots pictures during the medal ceremony for team figure skating on February 10. 
A competitor takes a jump as a team member follows during slopestyle training on February 10. 
Twins Michel and Ronald Mulder of the Netherlands hug after the 500-meter speedskating event on February 10. Michel won the event, and Ronald finished third. 
Alex Gough of Canada prepares for her first run in the luge on February 10. 
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen takes the lead during the men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit on February 10. 
A young child waves a Russian flag on February 10. 
Sam Hall of Australia competes in the men's moguls on February 10. 
The Canadian women's ice hockey team talks at the net prior to a preliminary round game on February 10. 
Janine Flock of Austria prepares to make a run during a skeleton training session on February 10. 
Canada's Philippe Marquis competes in the men's moguls on February 10. 
German skier Maria Hoefl-Riesch reacts after her slalom run in the super-combined event February 10. 
U.S. hockey player Kendall Coyne, second from left, celebrates one of her goals against Switzerland on February 10. 
American speedskater Tucker Fredricks competes in the 500 meters on February 10. 
Czech biathlete Ondrej Moravec competes in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit on February 10. 
Denmark's Troels Harry, left, and Mikkel Poulsen sweep in front of a curling stone during a match against Russia on February 10. 
Canada and Finland face off in women's hockey on February 10. 
Russia's Ekaterina Baturina competes in the women's luge on February 10. 
Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, left and U.S. skier Julia Mancuso pose by the podium after the super-combined event on February 10. Hoefl-Riesch won gold and Mancuso won bronze. 
Charles Hamelin of Canada celebrates with his girlfriend, Marianne St-Gelais, after winning the 1,500-meter race in short track speedskating February 10. 
South Korea's Sin Da-Woon falls as he competes in the 1,500-meter short track semifinals on February 10. 
Ryan Fry, a curler from Canada, competes during a match against Germany on February 10. 
American skier Julia Mancuso reacts at the end of her downhill run in the super-combined event February 10. 
Anna Fenninger of Austria holds one of her gloves after her downhill run in the super-combined event. 
Russian curlers focus during a match against Great Britain on February 10. 
U.S. skier Laurenne Ross falls during the downhill portion of the super-combined event on February 10. 
Canada's Charles Hamelin races during the 1,500-meter short track preliminaries on February 10. 
Canadian skeleton racer Eric Neilson is seen during training on February 10. 
Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch competes during the super-combined on February 10. 
Russian fans attend the short track races on February 10. 
South Korea's Shim Suk-Hee, front left, South Korea's Kong Sangjeong, front right, Canada's Valerie Maltais, back left, and Canada's Marie-Eve Drolet compete in the 3,000-meter short track relay February 10. 
Nicole Hosp of Austria competes in the super-combined on February 10. 
Florence Schelling tends goal for Switzerland during a game against the United States on February 10. 
Janne Ahonen of Finland flies in the air during the men's normal hill ski jumping event on Sunday, February 9. 
Japan's Akiko Suzuki and coach Miho Kawaume wait for Suzuki's score February 9 after the women's free skate portion of the team figure skating event. 
Austria's Thomas Diethart reacts as he competes in the normal hill ski jumping event on February 9. 
A wide view of the men's normal hill ski jumping final on February 9. 
Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov perform in the ice dancing portion of the team figure skating event on February 9. 
Kamil Stoch of Poland celebrates his gold-medal performance in the normal hill ski jumping event February 9. 
Czech biathlete Gabriela Soukalova competes in the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint on February 9. 
Jason Brown of the United States performs on February 9 during the men's free skate portion of the team figure skating event. 
Biathlete Dorothea Wierer of Italy crosses the finish line in the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint on February 9. 
Japan's Cathy Reed and Chris Reed perform in the team figure skating event on February 9. 
Canada's Benjamin Thomsen skis during the men's downhill on February 9. 
Severin Freund of Germany acknowledges the crowd after crashing during the men's normal hill ski jump event on February 9. 
The Russian figure skating team celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal February 9. 
Russia's Julia Lipnitskaia performs during the women's free skate portion of the team figure skating event on February 9. 
Elena Ilinykh of Russia competes February 9 during the women's free skate. 
Helena Olsson Smeby of Norway jumps February 9 during training for the women's normal hill ski jumping event. 
Irina Avvakumova of Russia trains for the normal hill ski jumping event. 
Olga Graf of Russia competes during the 3,000-meter speedskating event February 9. 
Austrian skier Georg Streitberger competes during the men's downhill. 
Austria's Matthias Mayer reacts in the finish area during the men's downhill. He won the gold medal. 
Sweden's Johanna Olofsson, center, vies with Japan's Haruna Yoneyama, left, during their Group B hockey game February 9. 
Norwegian snowboarder Silje Norendal competes in the women's slopestyle semifinals. 
Ireland's Sean Greenwood prepares to take part in a skeleton training session February 9. 
Christof Innerhofer of Italy took the silver medal in the men's downhill. 
A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Italian skier Christof Innerhofer reacting in the finish area after his run in the downhill. 
Austria's Matthias Mayer jumps on the medal podium after the downhill event. 
Japan's Sara Takanashi prepares to train for the normal hill ski jumping event. 
From left, Sjur Roethe of Norway, Alex Harvey of Canada and Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway lead the pack in the men's skiathlon event on February 9. 
Chiara Hoelzl of Austria lands her jump during training for the normal hill ski jumping event. 
Jakub Janda of the Czech Republic jumps during qualification for the men's normal hill ski jumping event Saturday, February 8. 
Russians Fedor Klimov and Ksenia Stolbova perform in the pairs portion of the team figure skating event on February 8. 
Brianna Decker of the United States fights for the puck during a Group A match between the U.S. and Finland on February 8. 
Italy's Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek perform during the pairs portion of the team figure skating event. 
Canadian skier Chloe Dufour-Lapointe competes during the women's moguls final on February 8. 
France's Mae Berenice Meite receives last-minute encouragement before the women's short program portion of the team figure skating event February 8. 
A pair of street performers on stilts help a young woman stretch February 8 at the Olympic village. 
Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia competes in the women's short program portion of the team figure skating event. 
Biathlete Martin Otcenas of Slovakia competes in the men's 10-kilometer sprint on February 8. 
Ukraine's Andriy Kis prepares for his second run in the luge on February 8. 
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec falls while competing in the men's normal hill ski jumping event on February 8. 
Belarussian biathletes Evgeny Abramenko, standing, and Yuryi Liadov shoot during the men's 10-kilometer sprint on February 8. 
Athletes compete in the women's skiathlon on February 8. 
The Olympic flame burns in the cauldron February 8 as people walk in Olympic Park. 
Austria's Michael Hayboeck competes in the men's normal hill ski jump on February 8. 
Aiko Uemura of Japan competes in the women's moguls final on February 8. 
Russia's Julia Lipnitskaia runs her fingers across the ice February 8 as she competes in the women's short program during the team figure skating event. 
Fans watch the women's short program during team figure skating on February 8. 
Austria's Daniel Pfister grimaces February 8 as he prepares to compete in the luge. 
Italy's Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek perform February 8 during the pairs free program portion of team figure skating. 
Streamers and confetti fly through the air as performers entertain fans February 8 at the Olympic village. 
Justine Dufour-LaPointe approaches a jump February 8 during the finals of the women's moguls. 
Justine Dufour-Lapointe celebrates after taking the gold in the moguls. 
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, sister of Justine and Chloe, competes in the moguls February 8. 
Japan's Aiko Uemura competes in the women's moguls. 
Anders Jacobsen of Norway jumps during qualification for the men's normal hill ski jumping event. 
Canada's women's hockey team celebrates after scoring a goal against Switzerland during their preliminary round game February 8. 
Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi of Germany compete in team figure skating on February 8. 
Austria's Daniel Pfister competes in the men's luge on February 8. 
The Olympic flame burns February 8 at Olympic Park. 
Snow flies on February 8 during the men's 10-kilometer biathlon sprint. 
Snowboarder Yuki Kadono of Japan competes during the men's slopestyle final February 8. 
Ireland's Seamus O'Connor competes in the slopestyle semifinals. 
The Olympic flame burns. 
The women's hockey team of Switzerland huddles before the start of its Group A match against Canada. 
Jonathan Kuck of the United States competes during the men's 5.000-meter speedskating event. 
South Korea's Seo Jung-Hwa competes in the women's moguls. 
Spectators wave national flags close to the finish line of the women's skiathlon. 
Snowboarder Scotty James of Australia reacts during the slopestyle semifinals. 
Australian snowboarder Scotty James competes in the slopestyle. 
Staale Sandbech of Norway is seen in the air during the slopestyle final. 
Course security guards look on during the men's slopestyle semifinals. 
Two Americans celebrate February 8 after a goal against Finland during their women's ice hockey game. 
Cross-country skiers compete in the women's skiathlon. 
Snowboarder Seamus O'Connor of Ireland looks on during the men's slopestyle semifinals. 
Emma Wiken of Sweden competes in the women's skiathlon. 
Mathieu Giroux of Canada prepares to compete during the men's 5,000-meter speedskating event. 
Snowboarder Jan Scherrer of Switzerland competes during the slopestyle semifinals. 
Finnish goalie Noora Raty allows a goal during a women's ice hockey game against the United States. 
Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Babenko competes in the men's 5,000-meter speedskating event. 
Sweden's Sven Thorgren competes in the men's slopestyle. 
A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer competing in the 5,000 meters. Kramer won gold in the event for the second straight Olympics. 
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony, which was held at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday, February 7. 
The Olympic cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony. 
Artists perform during the opening ceremony. 
Olympic sports are depicted with lights during the opening ceremony. 
Statues are raised during the opening ceremony. 
Performers sing during the opening ceremony. 
The Olympic cauldron is seen over Olympic Park on February 7. Photos: Visions of Sochi 
Iranian skier Forough Abbasi falls during the women's slalom on Friday, February 21. As world-class athletes compete in the Winter Olympics, we expect to see elegant and thrilling performances. But some finishes, in triumph or defeat, often involve landing hard on a cold, wet surface. Here, we take a lighter look at those giving their all for a chance at the gold. | More photos: Visions of Sochi 
Stephanie Joffroy of Chile crashes in the women's ski cross on February 21. 
Short track speedskaters Freek van der Wart of the Netherlands, left, and Vladimir Grigorev of Russia fall to the ice in the 500-meter quarterfinals on February 21. 
Finland's Sami Vatanen, left, vies for the puck with Sweden's Gabriel Landeskog during the men's hockey semifinal on February 21. 
Slovakia's Barbora Lukacova falls during the women's slalom on February 21. 
Short track speedskater Satoshi Sakashita of Japan hits the wall during the men's 500 meters on February 21. 
Kim Hae-jin of South Korea falls as she competes in the women's figure skating competition on Thursday, February 20. 
Canada's Brady Leman crashes in the men's ski cross final on February 20. 
Amy Sheehan of Australia crashes during the women's halfpipe on February 20. 
Angeli Vanlaanen of the United States crashes in the women's halfpipe on February 20. 
Russian figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia falls as she performs her free skate on February 20. 
Brita Sigourney of the United States crashes in the women's halfpipe on February 20. 
Akiko Suzuki of Japan falls during the figure skating competition February 20. 
Rosalind Groenewoud of Canada crashes in the women's halfpipe. 
Russian figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia falls on February 20. 
Victor Oehling Norberg of Sweden, left, and Egor Korotkov of Russia crash during the quarterfinals of the men's ski cross on February 20. 
The members of Norway's Nordic combined team -- Magnus Hovdal Moan, Magnus Krog, Haavard Klemetsen and Joergen Graabak -- celebrate after winning the gold medal February 20. 
The Swiss women's hockey team celebrates after winning the bronze-medal game against Sweden on February 20. 
Sweden's Johanna Olofsson fights for the puck during the women's hockey game against Switzerland. 
Czech figure skater Elizaveta Ukolova falls while competing in the women's individual competition on February 20. 
Venezuelan skier Jose Antonio Pardo Andretta crashes during his first run in the giant slalom Wednesday, February 19. 
Biathlete Matej Kazar of Slovakia falls over the finish line during the mixed relay event on February 19. 
Swedish figure skater Viktoria Helgesson falls during her short program on February 19. 
Dow Travers of the Cayman Islands crashes during the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
Snowboarder Amelie Kober of Germany runs wide during the women's parallel slalom on February 19. 
Antonio Ristevski of Macedonia falls during the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
U.S. skier Ted Ligety arrives at the finish line of the men's giant slalom on February 19. 
Zhang Yuxin of China competes in the men's giant slalom. 
Spain's Alex Puente Tasias crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom. 
Sebastiano Gastaldi of Argentina crashes during his first giant slalom run. 
Pol Carreras of Spain is seen in action during the men's giant slalom. 
Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom. 
Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, right, falls while playing against Norway's Alexander Bonsaksen during an Olympic game Tuesday, February 18. 
Japan's Kentaro Tsuda crashes in the men's halfpipe on February 18. 
Alexander Ovechkin of Russia checks Ole-Kristian Tollefsen of Norway during the men's hockey game February 18. 
Russia's Pavel Nabokikh crashes in the men's halfpipe on February 18. 
Bob de Jong, a Dutch speedskater, reacts after the men's 10,000 meters on February 18. He won bronze in the event. 
Slovakia's Kristina Saalova falls during a run in the women's giant slalom on February 18. 
Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway, left, crosses the line to win gold ahead of Martin Fourcade of France in the men's 15-kilometer mass start biathlon on February 18. 
Italy's Denise Karbon lies on the slope after falling during the women's giant slalom on February 18. 
Short track speedskaters compete in the 3,000-meter relay on February 18. 
Peter Crook, a freestyle skier from the British Virgin Islands, competes in the men's halfpipe on February 18. 
Czech short track speedskater Katerina Novotna falls as she competes in the 1,000 meters on February 18. 
Taihei Kato of Japan crashes as he competes in the large hill Nordic combined event on February 18. 
American Eduardo Alvarez loses his balance and crashes into the wall February 18 during a 500-meter short track speedskating race. 
Tina Maze of Slovenia reacts after a run in the women's giant slalom on February 18. 
Norway's Joergen Graabak, bottom, celebrates with Norway's Magnus Hovdal Moan after the large hill Nordic combined event on February 18. Graabak won gold and Moan won silver. 
Canadian hockey player Catherine Ward falls after she was hit in the Olympic semifinal against Switzerland on Monday, February 17. 
David Morris of Australia celebrates after his jump in men's aerials on February 17. 
Switzerland's Renato Ulrich crashes as he competes in the men's aerials on February 17. 
Pavel Krotov of Russia crashes out in men's aerials. 
Ilya Burov of Russia crashes as he competes in men's aerials. 
Canada's Travis Gerrits crashes during men's aerials. 
Denis Osipau of Belarus crashes during men's aerials. 
Ukraine's Mykola Puzderko crashes in men's aerials. 
Alexei Grishin of Belarus crashes in men's aerials. 
Zhongqing Liu of China crashes in men's aerials. 
Snowboarders fall during the quarterfinals of women's snowboard cross on Sunday, February 16. 
Danish skier Christoffer Faarup crashes during the men's super-G on February 16. 
Spain's Paul de la Cuesta competes in the men's super-G on February 16. 
Canada's Erik Guay falls during the men's super-G. 
Yuka Fujimori of Japan falls during the women's snowboard cross on February 16. 
Petr Nedved of the Czech Republic falls to the ice after being checked by Switzerland's Yannick Weber during the men's hockey game on February 15. 
China's Alang Ki, in red, and the USA's Emily Scott crash into the wall after colliding during the finals of the women's 1,500-meter short track speedskating race on February 15. 
U.S. forward T.J. Oshie goes flying into the boards during the first period of the men's hockey game against Russia on February 15. 
Swedish hockey player Daniel Sedin, in yellow, vies with Latvia's Sandis Ozolinsh on February 15. 
U.S. skier Stacey Cook falls during the women's super-G on February 15. 
Russian forward Yekaterina Smolentseva tumbles over Swiss goalie Florence Schelling during the women's hockey game on February 15. 
Canada's Charles Hamelin crashes, taking out American Eduardo Alvarez during the quarterfinals of the 1,000-meter short track speedskating event. 
Silver medalist Xu Mengtao of China lands while competing in the women's aerials on Friday, February 14. 
Canada's P.K. Subban, bottom, collides with Austria's Oliver Setzinger during the men's ice hockey game on February 14. 
Lydia Lassila of Australia crashes in the women's aerials on February 14. 
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu falls as he performs in the men's figure skating event on February 14. 
Assoli Slivets of Belarus crashes in the women's aerials on February 14. 
Patrick Chan of Canada falls during the men's figure skating competition on February 14. 
Emily Cook of the United States crashes in the women's aerials. 
China's Li Nina crashes in women's aerials. 
Hanna Huskova of Belarus crashes out in women's aerials. 
Russia's Alexandra Orlova crashes during the women's aerials. 
Cross-country skier Elisa Gasparin of Switzerland collapses at the finish line of the women's 15-kilometer race on February 14. 
Belarus' Alla Tsuper competes in the women's aerials. 
French skier Alexis Pinturault crashes out during the men's super-combined event on February 14. 
Norwegian cross-country skier Chris Andre Jespersen lies on the snow after crossing the finish line in the men's 15-kilometer classic on February 14. 
Switzerland's Dario Cologna crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 15-kilometer classic on February 14. 
Latvia's Sandis Ozolinsh smashes into Milan Michalek of the Czech Republic during the men's hockey game on February 14. 
Saevar Birgisson of Iceland collapses after competing in the men's 15-kilometer classic. 
Hockey player Martin Erat of the Czech Republic falls to the ice February 14. 
Cross-country skier Iivo Niskanen of Finland lies on the snow at the finish line of the men's 15-kilometer classic. 
French skier Adrien Backscheider lies on the snow after the men's 15-kilometer classic. 
Yuri Danilochkin of Belarus crashed during the downhill portion of the men's super-combined event February 14. 
Ryan Kesler of the United States battles Slovakia's Michal Handzus for the puck during their men's hockey game on Thursday, February 13. 
Jeremy Abbott of the United States hits the wall in front of his coaches, Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen, while competing in the men's individual event on February 13. 
Cross-country skier Mathilde Amivi Petitjean of Togo sits in the snow after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer classic on February 13. 
South Korean speedskater Lee Bo-Ra falls during the women's 1,000 meters on February 13. 
German speedskater Monique Angermueller falls during the women's 1,000 meters. 
Skier Henrik Harlaut of Sweden falls during the men's slopestyle competition on February 13. Cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla of Sweden reacts after crossing the finish line during the women's 10-kilometer classic on February 13. 
From left, Italy's Arianna Fontana, Great Britain's Elise Christie and South Korea's Park Seung-Hi fall as they compete in the 500-meter short track speedskating final on February 13. 
Russell Henshaw of Australia crashes out in the men's slopestyle finals on February 13. 
Cross-country skier Alenka Cebasek of Slovenia falls to the ground after the women's 10-kilometer classic. 
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen of Finland reacts after crossing the finish line during the women's 10-kilometer classic. 
Oscar Wester of Sweden falls during the men's slopestyle. 
Nicholas Goepper of the United States crashes in the men's slopestyle February 13. 
Finland's Aleksi Patja crashes in the men's slopestyle. 
Italy's Markus Eder crashes in the men's slopestyle. 
Norway's Per Kristian Hunder crashes in the men's slopestyle. 
Canada's Meagan Duhamel falls during her free skating routine with Eric Radford on Wednesday, February 12. 
Kamil Stoch of Poland crashes during a training session for the large hill ski jumping event on February 12. 
Kelly Clark of the United States falls during her first run in the women's halfpipe finals February 12. 
Czech hockey player Martin Erat, right, collides with Sweden's Erik Karlsson, bottom, and Patrik Berglund during their game on February 12. 
Italy's Stefania Berton falls as she performs with Italy's Ondrej Hotarek during pairs figure skating on February 12. 
Skiers fall to the ground after the cross-country portion of the men's Nordic combined event February 12. 
Megan Bozek of the United States, left, vies for the puck with Marie-Philip Poulin of Canada during their hockey game February 12. 
Snowboarder Alexandra Duckworth of Canada crashes out in the women's halfpipe semifinals on February 12. 
Riikka Valila of Finland takes a shot against Florence Schelling of Switzerland while teammates crash on the ice during a women's hockey game February 12. 
Skier Marie Marchand-Arvier of France crashes during a run in the women's downhill event on February 12. 
Laura Benz of Switzerland checks Saija Tarkki of Finland into the boards during a women's hockey game on February 12. 
Snowboarder Kent Callister of Australia crashes out in the men's halfpipe finals on Tuesday, February 11. 
Italy's Stefania Berton falls as she performs in pairs figure skating on February 11. 
Russian speedskater Yekaterina Lobysheva falls while competing in the 500 meters on February 11. 
Danny Davis of the United States falls during his first run in the halfpipe finals on February 11. 
Snowboarder Seamus O'Connor of Ireland crashes during the men's halfpipe competition on February 11. 
Italy's Matteo Guarise falls during his performance with Nicole Della Monica during pairs figure skating on February 11. 
Linnea Backman of Sweden, center, fights for the puck against Nina Kamenik, left, and Kerstin Spielberger of Germany during their Group B hockey game on February 11. 
Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg, top, and Maiken Caspersen Falla celebrate after finishing second and first, respectively, in the women's cross-country sprint on February 11. 
Norway's Marit Bjoergen falls as she competes with Katja Visnar of Slovenia, left, and Denise Herrmann of Germany during the finals of the women's cross-country sprint on February 11. 
Canadian skier Yuki Tsubota crashes in the slopestyle finals on February 11. 
France's Johann Baisamy crashes in the men's halfpipe semifinals on February 11. 
Finnish snowboarder Markus Malin falls on the halfpipe on February 11. 
Slovenian biathlete Teja Gregorin, center, collapses at the finish line of the women's 10-kilometer pursuit on February 11. 
Sweden's Jenni Asserholt falls after missing a hit on Germany's Julia Zorn during their ice hockey match on February 11. 
Russian skier Anna Mirtova falls during slopestyle qualification on February 11. 
Austria's Philomena Bair falls during slopestyle qualification on February 11. 
Devin Logan of the United States slides down the mountain at the end of her slopestyle run on February 11. 
Italian skier Silvia Bertagna falls during slopestyle qualification on February 11. 
Snowboarder Dolf van der Wal of the Netherlands falls as he competes in the halfpipe on February 11. 
Anna Mirtova of Russia falls while competing in the slopestyle event on February 11. 
Anna Segal of Australia falls while competing in slopestyle. 
Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain falls during the men's 1,500-meter short track speedskating final on Monday, February 10 
Chinese skier Liu Zhongqing crashes during aerials training on February 10. 
Speedskater Shi Jingnan of China crashes in a men's 1,500-meter short track race on February 10. 
Australia's Daniel Greig crashes February 10 in the first heat of his 500-meter speedskating race. 
Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Barmashov falls during qualifying for the men's moguls event on February 10. 
Dutch speedskater Stefan Groothuis falls February 10 during the men's 500 meters. 
Ville Miettunen of Finland crashes out in the men's moguls. 
Russia's Sergey Volkov tumbles during the men's moguls. 
Australia's David Morris falls February 10 during a training session for the men's aerials competition. 
Dale Begg-Smith of Australia crashes in men's moguls. 
Jussi Penttala of Finland crashes in men's moguls. 
U.S. skier Laurenne Ross crashes during the women's super-combined event February 10. 
Sjinkie Knegt of Netherlands and Se Young Park of South Korea compete in a 1,500-meter short track speedskating race on February 10. 
Swiss hockey player Angela Frautschi, left, clashes with Kendall Coyne of the United States during their game February 10. 
Chilean skier Noelle Barahona lies on the snow after she fell during the downhill portion of the super-combined event on February 10. 
Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne, right, falls as he competes in the 1,500-meter short track final on February 10. 
Snowboarder Otso Raisanen of Finland crashes during slopestyle training on February 10. 
Short track speedskater Jessica Smith of the United States falls as Valeriya Reznik of Russia skates past her during the 500-meter preliminaries on February 10. 
South Korea's Sin Da-Woon, left, falls as he competes in the 1,500-meter short track semifinals on February 10. 
South Korea's Lee Han-Bin falls during the 1,500-meter semifinals. 
The Netherlands' Sanne van Kerkhof, right, falls next to Italy's Lucia Peretti as they compete in the 3,000-meter short track relay February 10. 
Canada's Charles Hamelin celebrates after winning the 1,500-meter final on February 10. 
Dutch speedskater Sjinkie Knegt, left clashes with South Korea's Park Se Yeong in the men's 1,500-meter short track race. 
Severin Freund of Germany crashes upon landing during the first round of the men's normal hill ski jumping event on Sunday, February 9. 
Freund's crash continues. 
Germany's Jacqueline Janzen, left, vies with Russia's Inna Dyubanok during a women's ice hockey match on February 9. 
Jason Brown of the United States falls February 9 while competing in the men's free skate portion of the team figure skating event. 
Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond falls as she performs in the women's free skate portion of the team figure skating event. 
Canada's Megan Heinicke, left, and Poland's Monika Hojnisz collapse in the snow after competing in the 7.5-kilometer biathlon sprint on February 9. 
Biathlete Ekaterina Shumilova of Russia collapses on the snow February 9 after crossing the finish line in the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint. 
Biathlete Tora Berger of Norway collapses at the end of the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint. 
Simon Ammann of Switzerland reacts after landing his final jump in the men's normal hill ski jumping event February 9. 
Italian skier Christof Innerhofer reacts after winning the silver medal in the men's downhill February 9. 
Dario Cologna of Switzerland won the men's skiathlon February 9. 
Yekaterina Smolina of Russia slides on the ice after being checked by Anja Weisser of Germany during their ice hockey game February 9. 
Swiss skier Dario Cologna, foreground, lies on the snow alongside other competitors in the men's skiathlon. 
Callum Smith of Great Britain rests at the finish line of the men's skiathlon. 
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec lies in the snow after falling in the men's normal hill ski jumping event Saturday, February 8. 
Japan's Mao Asada falls as she performs in the team figure skating event on February 8. 
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec falls while competing in the men's normal hill ski jumping event. 
Biathletes Simon Desthieux of France and Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic get their skis tangled during the 10-kilometer sprint February 8. 
Dmitry Malyshko of Russia collapses in the snow after competing in the 10-kilometer biathlon sprint. 
Switzerland's Nadja Jnglin-Kamer crashes near the finish line February 8 during a training run for the women's downhill. 
Jnglin-Kamer is seen near the finish line after her crash. 
Jeremy Abbott of the United States falls as he performs in the team figure skating event. 
Tarjei Boe, a biathlete from Norway, falls to the ground after competing in the 10-kilometer sprint. 
Norway's Hedvig Wessel takes a tumble during qualifying for the women's moguls event on February 8. 
Norway's Marit Bjoergen, Sweden's Charlotte Kalla, Norway's Therese Johaug, Norway's Heidi Weng and Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen fall to the ground after the women's skiathlon on February 8. 
Dutch speedskater Jorrit Bergsma is seen after the men's 5,000-meter race on February 8. 
Hedvig Wessel of Norway crashes out in the women's moguls on February 8. 
Snowboarder Lucien Koch of Switzerland falls during the men's slopestyle semifinals on February 9. 
Germany's Nathalie Weinzierl takes a fall during the team figure skating event. 
South Korean ski jumper Choi Heung-Chul falls while competing in the men's normal hill event February 8. Photos: Falling down in Sochi The Canada-U.S. showdown pitted the defending gold medalists who claim hockey supremacy as a birthright against the plucky Americans who seek to stake a legitimate claim as the world's finest.
It came 34 years after the "Miracle on Ice" in Lake Placid, New York, when the then-amateur American team upset the dominant Soviet Union in the semifinals and went on to win the gold medal against Finland.
Friday's attention focused on stars such as Crosby, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and L.A. defenseman Drew Doughty for Canada, as well as Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Phil Kessel and Quick for the Americans.
In such high-profile matches, the less-heralded players often prove the difference, such as T.J. Oshie for the United States.
The St. Louis Blues forward almost singlehandedly beat host Russia in the preliminary round when he scored on four of six shootout chances to secure a 3-2 American victory after the teams tied through regulation play and overtime.
On Friday, Oshie and St. Louis teammates David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk took on fellow Blues Alex Pietrangelo and Bouwmeester, a defense pairing for Canada.
Many such confrontations existed between the rosters comprised of NHL competitors.
U.S. head coach Dan Bylsma also coaches Pittsburgh, and was trying to neutralize Crosby and Penguins' teammate Chris Kunitz.
At one point in the first period, San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau of Canada took a penalty for interfering with NHL teammate Joe Pavelski.
For the Americans, the revenge factor was doubled after Canada beat the U.S. women 3-2 for the gold medal Thursday by scoring twice in the final minutes to tie the game, then winning it on an overtime power play. Kessel's sister, Amanda, was a top U.S. player throughout the tournament.
Neither the Canadians nor the U.S. men have lost a game so far this Olympics, but both had close calls. Oshie's shootout heroics against Russia gave the Americans an easier route through the quarterfinals, where they defeated the Czech Republic 5-2 on Wednesday.
Canada won an overtime nail-biter over Finland in its last preliminary match, followed by a tight 2-1 victory over upstart Latvia on Wednesday to set up Friday's clash with the Americans.
Sweden is the only team to have won all its matches in regulation time.
Two of its NHL stars, Loui Eriksson of the Boston Bruins and Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators, scored in the second period Friday against Finland, while goalie Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers made 25 saves to secure the victory. Olli Jokinen of the Winnipeg Jets scored for Finland.
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