Vail

ANTALYA, Turkey - The Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts in Colorado will host the Alpine world championships in 2015.

Lindsey Vonn finished with a fitting flourish, the perfect way to cap a nearly perfect season, one chock full of victories, medals, trophies - and injuries.

WHISTLER, British Columbia - These Olympics were supposed to be Lindsey Vonn's Olympics, and she wanted to finish them skiing, not watching.

WHISTLER, British Columbia - Julia Mancuso's Olympics included two surprising silver medals and a failed defense of her giant slalom title under odd circumstances she thought "seemed unfair." The 25-year-old from Squaw Valley, Calif., also left the Alpine mountain with what she hopes is the last word about her relationship with Lindsey Vonn.

WHISTLER, British Columbia - Years from now, when Julia Mancuso reflects on these Olympics, she will always have two shiny silver medals to make her smile - and a whirlwind, sour final 24 hours to make her wince.