The United States Hockey Team tied it up at “2” in the third period sending the gold medal game to overtime. Twenty-two year old Sydney Crosby scored the winning goal for Canada.
The United States finished with 37overall medals—the first time Team USA has finished atop the medal standings since 1932.
Closing ceremonies for the 21st Winter Games were held at BC Place in Vancouver, where some 60-thousand gathered. Fans and officials also remembered the Georgian luge slider who was killed at the beginning of these games.