Turin: The Torino Olympics have a closing ceremony in the form of a carnival celebration marking the finish of 17 days
The 2.5 hour ceremony, twinning carnival with a circus theme, drew to a close a Games as a major success
The Games were among the cleanest despite a Austrian doping saga.
Germany topped the table with an impressive tally of 11 golds and a total of 29 medals
Raich leads Austrian clean sweep Northern Italy: Austrian took the gold ahead of his compatriots Herbst and Schoenfelder in men's slalom at the Olympic Game
Greis collects third biathlon gold
The final biathlon gold medals of the Olympics went to German Michael Greis and Anna Carin Olofsson of Sweden
Germany's Greis claims first gold Turin: Biathlete Michael Greis won the opening gold medal of the Torino Winter Olympics after a near-perfect performance