After the worries over conditions and importing of tons of fake snow over previous days the real stuff turns up in abundance as volunteers get to the slopes by any means to clear the surfaces
Great Britain, under skipper David Murdoch, start the day's men's curling action against Sweden while Norway take on hosts Canada, Germany play the USA, and Switzerland face Denmark
The women's snowboard cross, however, can only get underway once the early morning fog clears on Cypress Mountain with the crowds anticipating a day as exciting as Monday's men's event
The fog isn't thick enough to stop the women's 10km biathlon pursuit in Whistler Olympic Park with Magdalena Neuner of Germany freezing out Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia to take gold
Germany and captain Andreas Kapp are also winners back at the Vancouver Olympic Centre, 7-5 against the USA in the men's curling, while Great Britain lose 4-6 to Sweden
It's the first day of the men's ice hockey at the Canada Hockey Place and goals from Ryan Malone, David Backes and Bobby Ryan give the USA a 3-1 win against Switzerland, Roman Wick pulling a goal back
The women's snowboard cross starts two hours late and Switzerland dominate the first round of qualification with three boarders in the fastest 10, including Sandra Frei
Britain's Zoe Gillings misses out on a place in the final after finishing third in her semi. She injures her knee in the process and is unable to race in the small final, so ends up a creditable eighth overall
Canada's Maelle Ricker takes the title to win the host nation's second gold of the Games. France's Deborah Anthonioz claims the silver after Swiss rider Olivia Nobs and Norway's Helene Olafsen crash - Nobs gets back up to win bronze
After the women's biathlon, the men take to the Whistler slopes for the 12.5km pursuit with France's Vincent Jay in contention following his gold in Sunday's 10km sprint
Jay, however, must settle for the bronze medal over 12.5km as Sweden's Bjorn Ferry takes gold, with Christoph Sumann of Austria getting silver
Russia's Yulia Nemaya overcooks the corner in the women's 500m speed skating and crashes out at a speed approaching 30mph
The gold goes to South Korea's Lee Sang-Hwa, who beats Germany's world champion Jenny Wolf to replicate compatriot Mo Tae-bum's gold in the men's 500m
America's 2009 world champion Erin Hamlin fails to live up to pre-race hype in the women's luge, finishing 16th. Germnay's Tatjana Hufner wins gold from Austria's Nina Reithmayer
Canada's Michael Richards scores against Norway as the hosts help themselves to eight unanswered goals in their opening match to top Group A
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