The Olympics must have a smiley face on them at all times, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which means there can be no mourning for lost comrades on the playing fields.

Snowboarder Torah Bright won Australia’s first gold medal of the 2010 Winter Olympics, picking herself up after a first run fall to beat much-vaunted American duo Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler in the women’s halfpipe.