A boat sails next to Olympic rings in the Vancouver harbor on February 9, 2010, three days before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. 11:51 p.m. ET, 2/9/10 March 1, 2010 Olympic Flame Burns Brighter on Last Day of the Games By JULIET MACUR VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Olympics that started under the cloud of an athlete’s death ended Sunday, much more joyously than they had begun. A victory by the Canadian men’s hockey team over the United States in the final competition of these Games spurred throngs of fans onto the streets, where they celebrated a gold medal — and an Olympics — that united this nation. In waves of their red and white Canadian hockey jerseys, they waved flags and shouted “Go Canada!” to mark the country’s record 14th gold medal here. “I knew the Games would be a success, even though in the beginning they were a bit gloomy, with legitimate issues and teething pains,” Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee...