Medal Count 2010 Winter Olympics

he winter Olympics are over with a graceful closing ceremony that featured Catherine O’Hara, Michael J. Fox and William Shatner. Canada had incurred heavy expenses on hosting the games and training the athletes towin the podium. However Unites States emerged as the overall winner in medal count 2010 winter Olympics. US athletes have set a new record with 37 medals the previous world record was made by Germany with 36 medals in Salt Lake winter Olympics 2002.

Germany was 7 medals behind USA although it has won ten gold medals compared to nine of United States. The North American nations have occupied 1st and 3rd rank on medal count 2010 winter Olympics. Canadian dream to own the podium has not materialized but the athletes of Canada managed to make a new world record of winning highest number of gold medals. They have won 14 gold medals the pervious record was of 13 gold medals held jointly by Russia and Norway. Canada earned its last gold medal on the final day of the winter Olympics in ice hockey finals. This was perhaps the most aspired medal for Canadians.

The all time medal winner Norway finished at 4th place with 23 medals while Austria finished at 5th place with 16 medals. The Russians Federation was at 6th place on medal count 2010 winter Olympics. Koreans have emerged as a major team in winter Olympics with 14 medals.

Norway still tops the all time medal count with 280 medals and United States is just behind her with 216 medals.

USA is top of the table with 37 medals including 9 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze. Alpine skier Bode Miller won a set of medals, gold, silver and a bronze. Short track speed skater Aplo Anton Ohno also won three medals making total Olympics medals eight. Bill Demon was the first-ever American who won a gold medal in Nordic Combined.

No. 2 position was caught by Germany who won 30 medals including 10 gold, 13 silver and 7 bronze. They won 10 gold medals, second highest after Canada.

Third position was won by host Canada with 26 medals including 14 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze.

Norway finished event in fourth place winning 9 gold medals, equivalent to USA. Norwegian Marit Bjoergen won five medals in cross-country skiing, three gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

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