WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!

The Great Britain team in action during qualifying on Friday for the Team Pursuit on Day 3 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: BRYN LENNON

BIRD-BASHERS CELEBRATE BIG WIN!

Denmark's Lars Paaske (left) and Jonas Rasmussen celebrate winning their men's doubles final match against Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen at the All-England badminton championships in Birmingham, central England, last week.
REUTERS PHOTO: DARREN STAPLES

WHO RUNS TRANSLINK, YOU MIGHT ASK?

Dragon trainees Snotlout (Jonah Hill), Ruffnut (Kristin Wiig), Astrid (America Ferrera) and Tuffnut (T.J. Miller) in DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon, which is being released today.

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

United States' athletes Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett perform during the pairs free skating competition of the World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday at the Palavela ice rink in Turin.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: YURI KADOBNOV

ARMED AND DANGEROUS — IN VOLLEYBALL!

Venezuelan volleyball players compete with Argentine during the IX South American Games in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on Wednesday. Argentina won the golden medal.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: RODRIGO ARANGUA

HEY. IT'S MY HUMPS DAY!

Singer Fergie performs My Humps with the group The Black Eyed Peas during a live outdoor concert in New York's Times Square. The Black Eyed Peas were performing as part of an event sponsored by Samsung to launch their new Full HD 3D LED displays.
REUTERS PHOTO: MIKE SEGAR

WHEN SHE SAYS HURRY HARD, SHE MEANS IT!

Denmark skip Angelina Jensen yells instructions to her team in their Tuesday draw against Canada during the World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Sask.
REUTERS PHOTO: TODD KOROL

CLOWN TOSS? GO FIGURE, SO TO SPEAK!

Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy perform Tuesday during the pairs short program at the World Figure Skating Championships at the Palavela ice-rink in Turin.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: DAMIEN MEYER

A COOL T-SHIRT FOR ALL MY IRISH FRIENDS!

DIZZY DOES DA JUGGLE THANG!

A member of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team nicknamed Dizzy performs during an exhibition match in Budapest on Tuesday.

REUTERS PHOTO: KAROLY ARVAI

LIVING (IT UP) ON THE SLEDGE!

Mike Blabac (left) of the United States looks on as teammate Bubba Torres get a kiss from Joe Howard while Alexi Salamone wipes away tears during Saturday's medal ceremony after defeating Japan 2-0 in the sledge hockey gold-medal game at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena.

GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: MARTIN ROSE

GIVING UP THE GREEN IS UNIVERSAL!

CAVEMAN RULES IN THE NHL?

GRAPES AND GORDO DON THE MITTENS!

Canadian hockey celebrity Don Cherry and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell show off their Paralympic Games mittens during a luncheon in Vancouver on March 10.

REUTERS PHOTO: ANDY CLARK

ONE INSPIRES ALL AT PARALYMPICS!

Montreal-based break dancer Lucas Lazy Legs performs at the opening ceremonies for the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games on March 12 at BC Place in downtown Vancouver.

CANWEST PHOTO: GERRY KAHRMANN

HOWL OF THE WILD IN PHOENIX!

Ryan Wilson, Cody McLeod, Ryan O'Reilly, Matt Hendricks and Kyle Quincey of the Colorado Avalanche stand at attention for the U.S. national anthem before the NHL game on March 4 against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Avalanche 3-1.

GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: CHRISTIAN PETERSEN

A RARE SIX-ENDER AT THE BRIER!

Alberta skip Kevin Koe reacts during play against Nova Scotia at the Tim Hortsons Brier men's curling championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Tuesday. His rink gambled and lost in the fifth ending, giving up six points to the host province.

REUTERS PHOTO: SHAUN BEST

A SUPER SUNDAY WE'LL NEVER FORGET!

Sidney Crosby of Canada celebrates against the glass after scoring the game-winning goal against Team USA's great goalie Ryan Miller in overtime of the men's Olympic hockey gold-medal final at Canada Hockey Place on Feb. 28 in Vancouver. Canada won 3-2.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: HARRY HOW

PRIME-TIME FOR PARALYMPICS!

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper watches ceremonies from behind the Paralympic Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.

REUTERS PHOTO: CHRIS WATTIE

A FLASHY FINISH to 2010 OLYMPICS!

Fireworks explode over BC Place Stadium at the end of the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Feb. 28.

REUTERS PHOTO: TODD KOROL

BY DWIGHT PERRY

THE SEATTLE TIMES

Among the top 10 signs you might have Winter Olympic withdrawal, from CBS's David Letterman:

1.) You exercise on NordicTrack with a rifle strapped to your back.

2.) Turned your closet into a 'kiss and cry' area.

3.) You're curling on your patio with a Swiffer and a fruitcake.

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"For all those Winter Olympics fans glad to see the last of Vancouver and longing to have the games back in an actual cold city," writes Janice Hough of LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, "I give you Monday's weather in Sochi, Russia: "High of 56, low of 47."

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With the national celebration over Canada's stirring sweep of the Olympic hockey medals, the spring thaw north of the border this year refers to the first day:

a.) It's safe to start planting spring and summer crops.

b.) The blood-alcohol reading of the average Canadian finally gets back under the legal limit.

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From The Orlando Sentinel's Mike Bianchi:

Question: What do you get when you cross a NASCAR race with a Winter Olympics event?

Answer: Billybobsledding.

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"A huge chunk of ice about the size of Oahu broke off a glacier in the Antarctic last week," noted comedy writer Jerry Perisho. "This week, Donald Trump announced he's building a resort and three golf courses on it."

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Portland, Maine, kid hockey player Oliver Wahlstrom, 9, as quoted by SI.com, on whether he'd consider autograph requests after his trick-shot goal became a YouTube sensation: "I don't know. I'm still printing."

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Comedy writer Alan Ray, on the difference between Olympic speedskating and an NBA game: "The starting official is usually the only one in the arena with a gun."

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Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press, on Chad Ochocinco joining ABC's Dancing with the Stars lineup: "So, if he nails his Paso Doble, will he celebrate with a touchdown?"

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Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is demanding that all his country's top sports officials be sacked after their athletes' disappointing performance at the Winter Olympics. Or as those ex-Soviet hardliners call it, losing another cold war.

COPPING ATTITUDE ON WORLD STAGE!

Michael Buble sings at the closing ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games at BC Place Stadium on Feb. 28.
CANWEST NEWS SERVICE PHOTO: JASON PAYNE

SPECIAL MOMENT AT CLOSING CEREMONY!

Actor Michael J. Fox, a B.C.-raised class-act, performs during the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place Stadium on Feb. 28.

GETTY IMAGES: CLIVE ROSE

CLASS-ACT FURLONG SAYS FAREWELL!

Vanoc CEO John Furlong (left) speaks as IOC President Jacques Rogge looks on during the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place Stadium on Feb. 28.
GETTY IMAGES: CLIVE ROSE

SHAKIN' HANDS WITH THE WORLD!

Chad Kroeger (left) and Ryan Peake of the Abbotsford-based rock stars Nickelback perform during the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place Stadium on Feb. 28.
GETTY IMAGES: CAMERON SPENCER

MEANWHILE, IN NON-OLYMPIC NEWS!

OWN THE PODIUM? JUST THE GOLD PART!

FIVE-RING CIRCUS COMES TO AN END!

Performers create the Olympic rings during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

REUTERS PHOTO: DAVID GRAY

ONE MORE DANCE FOR THE MEMORIES!

Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Saturday.

REUTERS PHOTO: DAVID GRAY

PAVOL FINDS HIS MOJO AT OLYMPICS!

Slovakia's Pavol Demitra — who also plays for the NHL's Vancouver Canucks — celebrates after scoring the third goal against Finland in the bronze-medal game on Saturday at Canada Hockey Place. Demitra was named to the first all-star team after the Olympic tourney.

REUTERS PHOTO: MOLLY RILEY

BRONZE FINNISH MADE THEM HAPPY!

Finland's Teemu Selanne (left) and Saku Koivu acknowledge the crowd after defeating Slovakia in the men's hockey bronze-medal game at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Saturday.

REUTERS PHOTO: MOLLY RILEY

NOBODY'S PERFECT? KEVIN MARTIN WAS!

Canada's skip Kevin Martin celebrates winning the men's Olympic curling gold-medal game against Norway on Saturday at the Vancouver Olympic Centre. Canada won the game 6-3. Martin never lost a game in the competition.
CANWEST NEWS SERVICE: RIC ERNST

REALLY REALLY RELAY GOOD!

Canada's Denny Morrison, Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux (front-back) compete in the men's team pursuit speed skating finals on Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Canada won gold by beating the U.S. in the final.
REUTERS PHOTO: TODD KOROL

UPS AND DOWNS OF GOLD-MEDAL RACES!

Combination photo shows Germany's Anna Friesinger-Postma laying on the ice after falling during the women's team pursuit speed skating semifinals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Saturday. Friesinger-Postma swam across the finish line in the nick of time after a tragic-comic fall on the ice and put Germany into the gold medal final of the women's speed skating team pursuit on Saturday. Friesinger-Postma, a four-times Olympic medalist, lost her balance coming around the last curve of the three-skater, 2,400-metre race against the U.S. and then fell to the ice when her legs gave out. 

REUTERS PHOTOS: JERRY LAMPEN

MANE MAN CURLING FAN!

Canadian fan Andy Maxwell watches the men's gold-medal final curling showdown between Canada and Norway at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Saturday. Canada, skipped by Kevin Martin, struck gold.

REUTERS PHOTO: ANDY CLARK

BRONZE AND BAGGED ON ICE!

The Polish team celebrates winning the bronze medal in the ladies' team pursuit speed skating event at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Saturday.

AFP/GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: DAVID HECKER

ZOOM WITH A VIEW IN VANCOUVER!

Pilot Kang Kwang-bae, Kim Jung-su, Lee Jinhee and Kim Donghyun of team South Korea-1 speed down the track during Heat 3 of the four-man bobsleigh competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler on Saturday.

REUTERS PHOTO: PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI