FIRST POSITION
Russian couple Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov placed first after Sunday night's competition. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
WITH ATTITUDE!
USA's figure skater Sasha Cohen, of Corona del Mar, is so pleased with her performance she practically meows at the judges at the conclusion of her short program Tuesday night in the Palavela venue. She aced the program. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
SKYWARD THANKS
The final night of Short Track USA's Apolo Anton Ohno (on the metals stand) looks skyward after he won his gold medal in the men's 500 meter Saturday night. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
Torino
The final night of Short Track yielded a relay medal for the men and a gold metal for Apollo Anton Ohno in the men's 500 meter. By Daniel A. Anderson / Orange County Register
ICY COLLISION
Men's short track athletes (Japan's Takahiro Fujimoto (right) and Italy's Yuri Confortola) collide with the wall during the 500 M relay as USA's Alex Izykowski skates free Wednesday night in the Palavela venue. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
GADZOOKS!
Holland's ice skaters ardent fans react as two of their own close in on the finish of a race projected on a screen behind them during the 1000-meter speed-skating race. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
JOY AND SORROW
The final night of Short Track yielded a gold metal for USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, right, as he and his head coach, Li Yan (celebrating at left with cap) celebrate his men's 500 meter win Saturday night. For two other coaches (Britain and Canada) there was less joy. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
EXQUISITE TO BE THIRD!
From left, Italy's Mara Zini, Marta Capurso and Katia Zini celebrate their team's bronze medal victory in the Women's 3000 meter relay final in Short Track Speed Skating the moment the judges announced that China was disqualified at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy on February 22, 2006. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
SPEEDING SPLENDOR
USA Women's skeleton racer Katie Uhlaende whips around an icy curve near Cesana as the sun sets behind the Alps Thursday evening. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
HELPING HAND?
USA Men's short track athlete Rusty Smith, at right, of Sunset Beach, gets a hand in the face from Hungarian short track skater Peter Darazs during the 1000 meter men's heat in the Palavela venue. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
OLYMPIC PERFECTION
USA's short track team practice hour after hour to achieve such perfection in the Palavela venue as the Olympic rings surround their efforts. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
Torino
USA's Chad Hedrick, who was driven during his skate by the memory of his late grandma, reacts after seeing his time on the score board earning the United States first gold medal of the XX Winter Olympic in the men's 5000 meter speed skate. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register
MULTIPLE MEDALS!
USA's Chad Hedrick celebrates winning the silver medal for his performance in the Men's 10,000 meter speed skating event in the Oval Lingotto Venue. By Daniel A. Anderson/Orange County Register