olympics medal count
The Vancouver Olympics medal count will be updated throughout the Winter Games. Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann captured the first gold of the 2010 Olympics, while speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno was the first American to medal in Vancouver. Russia, once dominant in the Winter Olympics, has been harmed be the addition of events like short-track speed skating, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding in which they're not very strong. . The total medal count is simply pathetic: there is only one Olympic champion, and he is in gold. The IOC and every country outside North America use the Gold then Silver then Bronze sorting. Thus in my book, shared by most people worldwide, right now France is ranked #1. On Saturday in 2010 Olympics Winter Games Ohno became the most decorated US Olympic speed skater in history. He tied the mark for the most ever by a US.