From gold-medal wins, historic firsts, near misses and everything in between, the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games created countless memories for Team USA athletes and fans alike. Team USA hauled in 16 medals, including 10 gold medals. Through moments of pride, joy, shock, celebration and more, TeamUSA.org has been recapping the Games daily through action shots and social media candids. As the Games come to a close, we celebrate the athletes and their accomplishments with a final look at the Games.
1) Opening Ceremony
Fireworks explode over Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena during the opening ceremony of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 12, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
2) Opening Ceremony
Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 12, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
3) Opening Ceremony
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway lights the cauldron of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games during the opening ceremony at the Lysgardsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena on Feb. 12, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
4) Sarah Rose and Joseph Goodpaster, Figure Skating
Sarah Rose and Joseph Goodpaster perform their pairs short program at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheater on Feb. 13, 2016 in Hamar, Lillehammer.
5) Paula Cooper, Freestyle Skiing
Paula Cooper practices during the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Oslo Vinterpark Halfpipe on Feb. 13, 2016 in Olso, Norway.
6) Cross-Country Skiing
An athlete practices in the early morning ahead of the first day of competition at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Birkebeineren Cross Country Stadium on Feb. 13, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
7) River Radamus, Alpine Skiing
(L-R) Pietro Canzio of Italy, River Radamus and Manuel Traninger of Austria pose on the medal podium after the men's super-G at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Olympic Slope on Feb. 13, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
8) River Radamus, Alpine Skiing
River Radamus competes in men's super-G at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Olympic Slope on Feb. 13, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
9) Austin Kleba, Long Track Speedskating
Austin Kleba competes in men's 500-meter speedskating at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hamar Olympic Hall Viking Ship on Feb. 13, 2016 in Hamar, Norway.
10) Keely Cashman, Alpine Skiing
Keely Cashman competes in the women's super-G at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Olympic Slope on Feb. 13, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
11) Chloe Kim, Snowboarding
Chloe Kim poses on the medal podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Oslo Vinterpark Halfpipe on Feb. 14, 2016 in Oslo, Norway.
12) Justin Taylor, Luge
Justin Taylor competes in men's luge at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Center on Feb. 14, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
13) Jake Pates, Snowboarding
Jake Pates competes in men's halfpipe snowboarding at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Oslo Vinterpark Halfpipe on Feb. 14, 2016 in Oslo, Norway.
14) Nikita Rubocki, Freestyle Skiing
Nikita Rubocki competes in women's halfpipe skiing at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Oslo Vinterpark Halfpipe on Feb. 14, 2016 in Oslo, Norway.
15) Team USA, Ice Hockey
Team USA shakes hands with Team Norway after its preliminary round game at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 14, 2016 at Kristins Hall in Lillehammer, Norway.
16) Alanson Owen and Duncan Biles, Luge
Duncan Biles and Alanson Owen compete in men's doubles luge at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Center on Feb. 15, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
17) Sarah Rose and Joseph Goodpaster, Figure Skating
Sarah Rose and Joseph Goodpaster perform their free program of the pairs figure skating competition at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheater on Feb. 15, 2016 in Hamar, Norway.
18) Lindsey Vonn Visits Team USA
Lindsey Vonn talks to U.S. athletes at the Youth Olympic Village during the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 15, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
19) Jake Vedder, Snowboarding
(L-R) Silver medalist Alex Dickson of Austria, gold medalist Jake Vedder and bronze medalist Sebastian Pietrzykowski of Germany pose on the podium after men's snowboardcross at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Hafjell Freepark on Feb. 15, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
20) Russell Malm, Freestyle Skiing
(L-R) Kirill Bagin of Russia and Russell Malm compete in men's skicross at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Hafjell Freepark on Feb. 15, 2016, in Hafjell, Norway.
21) Ben Loomis, Nordic Combined
Ben Loomis competes in men's individual Nordic combined at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Lysgardsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena on Feb. 16, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
22) Casey Larson, Ski Jumping
Casey Larson competes in men's ski jumping at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena on Feb. 16, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
23) Chloe Lewis and Logan Bye, Figure Skating
Chloe Lewis and Logan Bye perform their free dance at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 16, 2016 at Hamar Olympic Amphitheater in Hamar, Norway.
24) Hannah Halvorsen, Cross-Country Skiing
Hannah Halvorsen competes in the women's cross-country sprint classic at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Birkebeineren Cross-Country Stadium on Feb. 16, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway
25) Jake Vedder, Team Ski-Snowboardcross
Jake Vedder competes in team ski-snowboardcross at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Freepark on Feb. 16, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
26) Ben Richardson, Cora Farrell, and Cait Flannery, Curling
(L-R) Ben Richardson, Cora Farrell and Cait Flannery compete in the mixed team curling gold-medal game at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lillehammer Curling Hall on Feb. 17, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
27) Austin Kleba, Long Track Speedskating
(L-R) Anvar Mukhamadeyev of Kazakhstan, Karolina Gasecka of Poland, Austin Kleba and Elisa Dul of the Netherlands celebrate on the podium after winning silver in the mixed country team sprint at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hamar Olympic Hall Viking Ship on Feb. 17, 2016 in Hamar, Norway.
28) Biathlon
Athletes take aim in the single mixed biathlon relay at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Birkebeineren Biathlon Stadium on Feb. 17, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
29) Chloe Levins, Biathlon
Chloe Levins competes in the single mixed biathlon relay at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Birkebeineren Biathlon Stadium on Feb. 17, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
30) Ice Climbing Wall
Fans take to the ice climbing wall in downtown Lillehammer during the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 17, 206 in Lillehammer, Norway
31) Adam Samuelsson, Ice Hockey
Vladislav Kotkov of Russia stretches for the puck against Adam Samuelsson during a men’s ice hockey preliminary-round game at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Kristins Hall on Feb. 18, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
32) Team USA, Ice Hockey
Team USA and Team Russia shake hands after their preliminary round game at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Youth Hall on Feb. 18, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
33) Keely Cashman, Alpine Skiing
Keely Cashman competes in women's slalom at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Olympic Slope on Feb. 18, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
34) Sjogg
Sjogg, the official Lillehammer 2016 mascot, out on the town meeting people during the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 18, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
35) Hunter Wonders, Cross-Country Skiing
Hunter Wonders competes in the men's cross-country skiing 10-kilometer race at the Liellehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Birkebeineren Cross Country Stadium on Feb. 18, 2016 in Liillerhammer, Norway.
36) Alex Hall, Freestyle Skiing
Alex Hall competes in men's slopestyle skiing at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Hafjell Freepark on Feb. 19, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
37) Alex Hall, Freestyle Skiing
(L-R) Alex Hall, Birk Ruud of Norway and Finn Bilous of New Zeland show off their medals for slopestyle skiing at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Freepark on Feb. 19, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
38) Hailey Langland, Snowboarding
Hailey Langland competes in women's slopestyle snowboarding at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hafjell Freepark on Feb. 19, 2016 in Hafjell, Norway.
39) Long Track Speedskating
Athletes compete in the men's long track speedskating mass start at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hamar Olympic Hall Viking Ship on Feb 19, 2016 in Hamar, Norway.
40) Rebecca Hass, Skeleton
Rebecca Hass competes in women’s skeleton at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Center on Feb. 19, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
41) Sarah Rose and Joseph Goodpaster, Figure Skating
(L-R) Dmitri Aliev, Kirill Aleshin and Anastasia Skoptcova of Russia, Joesph Goodpaster, Sarah Rose, and Xiangning Li of China (Team Desire) pose with their gold medals after winning the mixed NOC figure skating competition at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheater on Feb. 20, 2016 in Hamar, Norway.
42) Aaron Heo, Short Track Speedskating
Aaron Heo competes in the short track speedskating mixed country team relay at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Gjovik Olympic Cavern Hall on Feb. 20, 2016 in Gjovik, Norway.
43) April Shin, Short Track Speedskating
April Shin leads on the corner in the short track speedskating mixed country team relay at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Gjovik Olympic Cavern Hall on Feb. 20, 2016 in Gjovik, Norway.
44) Bobsled
A man clears the monobob track at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Center on Feb. 20, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
45) Samuel Beach, Monobob
Samuel Beach competes in men’s monobob at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Center on Feb. 20, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
46) Team USA, Ice Hockey
Team USA celebrates after winning the men's ice hockey gold-medal game against Canada at the at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Kristins Hall on Feb. 21, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
47) Team USA, Ice Hockey
Team USA celebrates after winning the men's ice hockey gold-medal game against Canada at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Kristins Hall on Feb. 21, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
48) Closing Ceremony
Athletes watch as the Olympic flame is extinguished at the closing ceremony of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 21, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
49) IOC President Thomas Bach
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during the closing press conference of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 21, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
50) Closing Ceremonies
Athletes gather during the closing ceremony of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Feb. 21, 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.
