2010 Vancouver Games Conclude*

Congratulations to:

• The USA for winning the most medals (37) and for setting a Winter Olympic medal count record in the process;
• Canada for winning the most gold medals (14), for beating the USA in yesterday's game, and for staging a* great Games despite early tragedy and technical difficulties and an uncooperative mother nature;
• The USA and Canada for staging the first ice hockey game I've had real interest in this century;
• Julia Mancuso for being hotter than Lindsay Vonn.

And finally, it should come as no surprise who was right in the middle of it all (go to 0:57 remaining):

Closing Ceremony photo: Damian Strohmeyer/SI
Video from espn.com

*is 'Games' in this context singular or plural?