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Winter Olympics Close in Verona as Milan-Cortina Games Enter History Books

via Washington Times·Feb 23·2 sources

The twin Olympic flames in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were extinguished Sunday during a closing ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena, bringing the most geographically spread-out Winter Games in history to an end. Team USA dominated the final days with a record-breaking 12 gold medals, capped by a thrilling overtime hockey victory over Canada. The Games will be remembered for historic American performances, Norway's Johannes Klaebo winning all six cross-country events, and Lindsey Vonn's dramatic crash and comeback surgery at 41.

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