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Bruno Kernen took bronze in the men's downhill. (Keystone) Keystone
Martina Schild's silver in the women's downhill event was totally unexpected. (Keystone) Keystone
Stéphane Lambiel gave a silver medal winning performance in ice skating (Keystone) Keystone
Tanja Frieden snatched victory from the American Lindsey Jacobellis in the women's snowboard cross. (Keystone) Keystone
Repeating his success at Salt Lake City in 2002, Gregor Stähli took a second bronze in the skeleton event. (Keystone) Keystone
Ambrosi Hofmann on the way to a bronze medal in the Super-G. (Keystone) Keystone
With a speed of 130 km/h, Maya Pedersen-Bieri raced to a gold medal in the women's skeleton. (Keystone) Keystone
Martin Annen and Beat Hefti took bronze in the two-man bob. (Keystone) Keystone
The Schoch brothers can hardly believe it: Philipp (r.) wins gold, while Simon takes silver. (Keystone) Keystone
Daniela Meuli realises a dream, winning gold in the snowboard giant slalom. (Keystone) Keystone
Evelyne Leu gave it her all, to win gold in the women's freestyle skiing event. (Keystone) Keystone
In an exciting final, the Swiss curling team were narrowly beaten by the Swedes. (Keystone) Keystone
The four-man bob team clinches the last Swiss medal of the games. (Keystone) Keystone
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