Winter Olympics (Feb. 15)

Photos from men's snowboarding, men's and women's cross country skiing, men's alpine skiing, skeleton, luge, women's hockey and men's figure skating practice.

Section:Gallery

Mon., Feb. 15, 2010

A judge inspects a jump during the first snowboard cross qualification run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Jae Hong Associated Press
USA's Nick Baumgartner crashes during the first snowboard cross qualifying run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Odd Andersen Associated Press
Steven Nyman of the United States takes a jump during the men's downhill event at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
Sweden's Patrik Jaerbyn crashes into the safety fencing in the finish area after completing the men's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Gero Breloer Associated Press
Switzerland's Didier Defago completes the men's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Gero Breloer Associated Press
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla celebrates winning the gold medal during the women's 10k cross country race at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Matthias Schrader Associated Press
Vladislav Juzhakov, right, and Vladimir Machnutin of Russia crash during a run of the men's doubles luge training at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Michael Sohn Associated Press
Irakli Japaridze, left, chef de mission of the Georgia delegation, comforts Georgia coach Felix Kumaritashvili after a memorial for luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Kumaritashvili died after crashing during a luge training run.

Gerry Broome Associated Press
Didier Defago of Switzerland takes a jump on his way to winning the gold medal during the men's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
Switzerland's Dario Cologna catches his breath after winning the gold medal during the men's 15k cross country race at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Matthias Schrader Associated Press
Sandro Stielicke of Germany during a training run for the men's skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Elise Amendola Associated Press
Katie Uhlaender of the United States starts during a training run for the women's skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Elise Amendola Associated Press
Evan Lysacek of the United States practices at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

David Phillip Associated Press
Jeremy Abbott, top, and Evan Lysacek of the United States practice at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

David Phillip Associated Press
Spectators crowd the finish area to watch the men's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Charlie Reidel Associated Press
Shinsuke Tamaya of Japan is stopped by a pile of foam at the finish area during a training run for the men's skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Michael Sohn Associated Press
Canada's forward Jayna Hefford (16) watches the puck sail past Switzerland's goal keeper Florence Schelling (41) for a goal by Canada's forward Meghan Agosta, not shown, in women's preliminary round hockey Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Gene Puskar Associated Press
Gold medalist Seth Wescott, right, of the U.S., passes silver medallist Mike Robertson, of Canada, near the end of the course during the men's snowboard cross final at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games at Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

Darryl Dyck Canadian Press