Winter Olympics Recap

The 2010 Winter Olympics from
Vancouver,
British Columbia are complete, and the
United States set a new medals record, taking home 37 in the games.
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The
United States finished with 37 total medals (9 gold, 15 silver, 13 bronze) which was a new record for the Winter Olympics.
Germany came in second with a total of 30 medals (10 gold, 13 silver, 7 bronze).
The host country of
Canada finished with 26 medals (14 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze) to finish third.
Canada did win the most gold medals count with 14.
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2010
Winter Olympics Top 10 Medal Count Results
1.
United States - 37 medals
2.
Germany – 30
3.
Canada – 26
4.
Norway – 23
5.
Austria – 16
6.
Russian Federation – 15
7.
Korea – 14
8.
China – 11
8.
Sweden – 11
8.
France - 11
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Posted: 2/28/10 8:19PM ET