The 27-year-old became the all-time most successful U.S. winter Olympian on Day 9 after winning his seventh career medal, breaking former speed skater Bonnie Blair's mark of six. A little more than a week later, Ohno reset his own record by claiming medal No. 8.

Long track speed skating at the 2010 Olympics produced some epic memories, both good and bad. For every smooth stride along the ice at the Richmond Olympic Oval, there were just as many surprises, mishaps and downright ugly situations.

Let's revisit a few of the top storylines.

From the snow being trucked and flown in prior to the Olympics to ensure the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events would take place, to the last two rain-filled days at the venue, the prominent story at Cypress Mountain seemed to revolve around the weather.

But the action went off with few hitches and was quite profitable for both the U.S. and Canada. Final medal tally from Cypress: U.S. 9 (five snowboarding medals, four freestyle), Canada 6 (three in each).

There were many great moments from these Olympics. What was your favorite from the Vancouver Games?

VANCOUVER -- That wasn't disappointing. 

Canada defeated the United States in an overtime thriller to win the men's hockey gold medal in Vancouver. It was probably the outcome everyone expected, and the game everyone hoped for. Close, exciting, but the home team pulled it out at the end.

After that epic showdown, here are a few things you should know.