Skier Lindsey Vonn.
The 2010 Winter Olympics is being held in Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) They will take place from February 12th through the 28th. This year there are 82 countries participating in the 2010 Winter Olympics. The medal count for the USA is 34 medals total (Gold-8, Silver-13 and Bronze-13). Germany takes second place with 27 medals. Canada takes third with 21 medals. This year, there are 15 sports in the Winter Olympics. The ice sports include: bobsledding, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating (ice dancing), speed skating, short track speed skating, and curling. The alpine, skiing, and snowboarding events are alpine skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding. The following events are Nordic events: Biathlon, Cross country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. The following Americans have earned 3 medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics: Bode Miller (Alpine Skiing), Johnny Spillane (Nordic Combined), and Apolo Ohno (Short Track). These people have worked hard to achieve 3 medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Next, these athletes have earned 2 medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics: Shani Davis (Speed Skating),Bill Demong (Nordic Combined), Lindsey Vonn (Alpine Skiing), Julia Mancuso (Alpine Skiing), Katherine Reutter (Short Track), and J.R. Celski (Short Track). Lastly these athletes have accomplished winning 1 medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics: Hannah Kearney (Freestyle Skiing), Evan Lysacek (Figure Skating), Seth Wescott (Snowboarding), Shaun White (Snowboarding), Kacey Bellamy (Hockey), Caitlyn Cahow (Hockey), Brett Camerota (Nordic Combined), Lisa Chesson (Hockey), Julie Chu (Hockey), Natalie Darwitz (Hockey), Meryl Davis (Figure Skating), Meghan Duggan (Hockey), Molly Engstrom (Hockey), Hilary Knight (Hockey), Jocelyne Lamoureux (Hockey), Monique Lamoureux (Hockey), Erika Lawler (Hockey), Todd Lodwick (Nordic Combined), Brianne McLaughlin (Hockey), Jeret Peterson (Freestyle Skiing), Jenny Potter (Hockey), Angela Ruggiero (Hockey), Molly Schaus (Hockey), Kelli Stack (Hockey), Hannah Teter (Snowboarding), Karen Thatcher (Hockey),
Jessie Vetter (Hockey), Charlie White (Figure Skating), Jinelle Siergie-Zaugg (Hockey), Shannon Bahrke (Freestyle Skiing), Allison Baver (Short Track), Kelly Clark (Snowboarding), Kimberly Derrick (Short Track), Alyson Dudek (Short Track), Lana Gehring (Short Track), Chad Hedrick (Speed Skating), Travis Jayner (Short Track), Scotty Lago (Snowboarding), Jordan Malone (Short Track), Elana Meyers (Bobsled), Erin Pac (Bobsled), Andrew Weibrecht (Alpine Skiing), and Bryon Wilson (Freestyle Skiing). Congratulations to all of the athletes that competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics and to their countries!
American Short Track skater Apolo Ohno skates his way to victory!
Meryl Davis and her partner Charlie White.