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KRASNAYA-POLYANA, Russia - The Vancouver 2010 Games left a positive legacy not only on in sports venues and sustainable buildings but also in a new sense of national pride, sport development and international awareness, according to a report released by the Vancouver Organizing Committee.

The report, prepared by journalist Kate Zimmerman, was commissioned by the Vancouver Organizing Committee as the last in a four-part review of the legacies of Olympic Games held in North America since 1980. She had earlier looked at the legacies of the 1980 Lake Placid, 1988 Calgary and 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games.

WHISTLER '€” An exhausted John Furlong said Sunday he is happy the arduous road to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics is virtually over.

Looking wan and tired, and occasionally downcast, Furlong told reporters at a closing press conference his energetic "blue jackets" '€” the volunteer backbone of two remarkable Games '€” may wish for another week of fun, but he certainly doesn't.

WHISTLER An exhausted John Furlong said Sunday he is happy the arduous road to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics is virtually over.

Looking wan and tired, and occasionally downcast, Furlong told reporters at a closing press conference his energetic "blue jackets" the volunteer backbone of two remarkable Games may wish for another week of fun, but he certainly doesn't.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—Canada has raised the white flag in the face of a U.S. juggernaut, conceding that it won’t achieve its bold ambition of finishing atop the medals table at the Vancouver Olympics. usa canada hockey

“We are going to be short of our goal,” said Chris Rudge, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, at the news briefing Monday—the start of the games’ final week.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Canada has raised the white flag in the face of a U.S. juggernaut, conceding that it won’t achieve its bold ambition of finishing atop the medals table at the Vancouver Olympics.

“We are going to be short of our goal,” said Chris Rudge, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, at the news briefing Monday — the start of the games’ final week.

VANCOUVER -- With Olympic tickets in hot demand, Winter Games organizers are looking at ways to reduce the irritating sight of empty seats at sold-out figure skating events and other sports venues.

The Vancouver Olympic Committee said Thursday that the blocks of empty seats have, in some cases, been set aside for athletes, press, sponsors or Olympic officials. Teams of ticket swat teams have been checking attendance at all locations.

VANCOUVER '€” The body of Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was slated to leave Vancouver Monday afternoon and arrive in his home country of Georgia Tuesday.

The 21-year-old athlete was killed in a training run Friday, the opening day of the Winter Games.

Vancouver (AFP) - Germany's Felix Loch won an emotion-charged final of the disaster-hit luge. Loch led a German 1-2 in the luge final with compatriot David Moeller finishing second and Italy's Armin Zoeggler third.

The 2008 and 2009 world champion ended with a huge winning margin -- his time over the four heats was 3 mins 13.085secs, some 0.679secs in front.

Skier Alexandre Bilodeau won Canada'€™s first Winter Olympic gold medal on Sunday, giving him the distinction of being this country'€™s first athlete to win gold on home soil.

Canadians cheered and screamed after Bilodeau won the men'€™s freestyle moguls event at Cypress Mountain.