Overall Medal Count

[Lukester]

1. Flag of United States 1 1 2 (4)
2. Flag of South Korea 1 1 0 (2)
3. Flag of Netherlands 1 0 0 (1)
3. Flag of Slovakia 1 0 0 (1)
3. Flag of Switzerland 1 0 0 (1)
6. Flag of Canada 0 1 0 (1)
6. Flag of Germany 0 1 0 (1)
6. Flag of Poland 0 1 0 (1)

[Lukester]

After Day-1 Canada trails quite a bit

It's not because I'm Canadian that I want them to win all the medals...I like to see any athlete of any country push the limits of their body and skills to set new world records.

But yeah, Go Canada Go!

[Seanie Mac]

US -10 medals is a lock

[Lukester]

Originally Posted by Seanie Mac

US -10 medals is a lock

10 Gold medals? or 10 medals in total? Total is a lock but 10 Gold looks pretty good--hope for 1 per day.

Here's the 2006 Winter Olympics Medal Count for Reference. Expect about the same Top-10 countries up there with a slight distribution in medals:

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
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1 Germany (GER) 11 12 6 (29)
2 United States (USA) 9 9 7 (25)
3 Austria (AUT) 9 7 7 (23)
4 Russia (RUS) 8 6 8 (22)
5 Canada (CAN) 7 10 7 (24)
6 Sweden (SWE) 7 2 5 (14)
7 South Korea (KOR) 6 3 2 (11)
8 Switzerland (SUI) 5 4 5 (14)
9 Italy (ITA) 5 0 6 (11)
10 France (FRA) 3 2 4 (9
10 Netherlands (NED) 3 2 4 (9)
12 Estonia (EST) 3 0 0 (3)
13 Norway (NOR) 2 8 9 (19)
14 China (CHN) 2 4 5 (11)
15 Czech Republic (CZE) 1 2 1 (4)
16 Croatia (CRO) 1 2 0 (3)
17 Australia (AUS) 1 0 1 (2)
18 Japan (JPN) 1 0 0 (1)
19 Finland (FIN) 0 6 3 (9)
20 Poland (POL) 0 1 1 (2)
21 Belarus (BLR) 0 1 0 (1)
21 Bulgaria (BUL) 0 1 0 (1)
21 Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 0 (1
21 Slovakia (SVK) 0 1 0 (1)
25 Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 2 (2)
26 Latvia (LAT) 0 0 1 (1
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Total 84 84 84 (252)

[Lukester]

Since they're counting the opening day ceremony as Day-1, athis this the overall medal count after Day-3:

Overall Medal Count Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total:
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1 Flag of United States 1 2 3 (6)
2 Flag of Germany 1 3 0 (4)
3 Flag of France 2 0 1 (3)
4 Flag of Canada 1 1 1 (3)
5 Flag of South Korea 1 1 0 (2)
6 Flag of Italy 0 0 2 (2)
7 Flag of Czech Republic 1 0 0 (1)
7 Flag of Netherlands 1 0 0 (1)
7 Flag of Slovakia 1 0 0 (1)
7 Flag of Switzerland 1 0 0 (1)
11 Flag of Australia 0 1 0 (1)
11 Flag of Norway 0 1 0 (1)
11 Flag of Poland 0 1 0 (1)
14 Flag of Austria 0 0 1 (1)
14 Flag of Croatia 0 0 1 (1)
14 Flag of Russia 0 0 1 (1)

-Looks like the USA sent a very strong team these olympics. Could very well win the most medals.

-France was a surprise but expected to drop in the ranking.

-Netherlands' athletes are really surprising me for being such a small country--all top quality.

-Russia is a shocker so far. Competition too good for them so far. Expected to win hockey gold tho.

-Canada? well, overall athletes expected to win have disappointed but the ones least likely to win have a won a medal. The rest of the olympics will be intriguing.

[Lukester]

Day-4:
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1 Flag of United States 2 2 4 (8)
2 Flag of Germany 1 3 1 (5)
3 Flag of France 2 0 2 (4)
4 Flag of Canada 1 2 1 (4)
5 Flag of Switzerland 3 0 0 (3)
6 Flag of South Korea 2 1 0 (3)
7 Flag of Norway 0 2 1 (3)
8 Flag of Italy 0 1 2 (3)
9 Flag of China 1 1 0 (2)
10 Flag of Czech Republic 1 0 1 (2)
11 Flag of Japan 0 1 1 (2)
12 Flag of Netherlands 1 0 0 (1)
12 Flag of Slovakia 1 0 0 (1)
12 Flag of Sweden 1 0 0 (1)
15 Flag of Australia 0 1 0 (1)
15 Flag of Estonia 0 1 0 (1)
15 Flag of Poland 0 1 0 (1)
18 Flag of Austria 0 0 1 (1)
18 Flag of Croatia 0 0 1 (1)
18 Flag of Russia 0 0 1 (1)

Analysts are predicting the Flag of Canada to trail behind USA & Germany in the medal count for a bit...but the race will tighten up as they expect Canada to win 12 medals in the last 4 days as that's not only where the athletes are but it is their/our specialty. So be patient Cdns. And this is a good tip for the bettors too...GL

[Lukester]

Day-5:
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1 Flag of Germany 3 4 2 (9)
2 Flag of United States 2 2 4 (8)
3 Flag of France 2 1 4 (7)
4 Flag of Canada 2 2 1 (5)
5 Flag of South Korea 3 1 0 (4)
6 Flag of Switzerland 3 0 1 (4)
7 Flag of China 1 1 1 (3)
8 Flag of Austria 0 2 1 (3)
8 Flag of Norway 0 2 1 (3)
10 Flag of Italy 0 1 2 (3)
11 Flag of Sweden 2 0 0 (2)
12 Flag of Slovakia 1 1 0 (2)
13 Flag of Czech Republic 1 0 1 (2)
14 Flag of Japan 0 1 1 (2)
15 Flag of Netherlands 1 0 0 (1)
16 Flag of Australia 0 1 0 (1)
16 Flag of Estonia 0 1 0 (1)
16 Flag of Poland 0 1 0 (1)
19 Flag of Croatia 0 0 1 (1)
19 Flag of Russia 0 0 1 (1)

-Did you guys see the gals of the Swiss curling team? I can almost see them in skimpy lingerie. Looking forward to see them play again!

-Johnny Weir is uncomfortable in Canada--said he would live in the olympic village as he doesn't trust our own home grown terrorists and rioters--the fur protesters and animal rights group.

-Still lots of surprises as to medal winners--high favs not doing so well or as expected. But the quality of athleticism is very high throughout.

-Incredible the amount of these athletes that had surgery at one point or another due to sports injuries...many Favs can still feel the pinch and don't perform as expected.

-Canada's women's hockey team outscoring their first two opponents 28-1. Sweeden should be their toughest rival. Canada win Gold here no question.

[Lukester]

Cdn reporters saying Sean Torino (USA) has the best chances of any athletes to win an olympic gold!!! He'll be on the half pipe--whatever that is (you might want to look into that and cash a winner!)

[Lukester]

Day-6:
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1 Flag of United States 5 3 6...14
2 Flag of Germany 3 4 3...10
3 Flag of France 2 1 4...7
4 Flag of Canada 2 3 1...6
5 Flag of South Korea 3 2 0...5
6 Flag of Austria 1 2 2...5
6 Flag of Norway 1 2 2...5
8 Flag of Switzerland 3 0 1...4
9 Flag of China 2 1 1...4
10 Flag of Italy 0 1 3...4
11 Flag of Russia 1 1 1...3
12 Flag of Sweden 2 0 0...2
13 Flag of Slovakia 1 1 0...2
14 Flag of Czech Republic 1 0 1...2
15 Flag of Poland 0 2 0...2
16 Flag of Japan 0 1 1...2
17 Flag of Netherlands 1 0 0...1
18 Flag of Australia 0 1 0...1
18 Flag of Estonia 0 1 0...1
18 Flag of Finland 0 1 0...1
18 Flag of Latvia 0 1 0...1
22 Flag of Croatia 0 0 1...1
22 Flag of Slovenia 0 0 1...1

-Medal count going pretty much as expected by analysts

-Canada's women hockey team advances to semifinals outscoring their foes 41-2 in three games

-No Canadian women on the podium in downhill skiing

-Russian nationalist parliament members are calling for top sports officials to resign because of the country's mediocre showing in the Winter Olympics

[Seanie Mac]

Ur all over the medal count lukey

[Lukester]

Originally Posted by Seanie Mac

Ur all over the medal count lukey

I'm trying to find any edges I can and so far so good. The rest of the olympics look promising too for me!

[Seanie Mac]

[Lukester]

Day 7:
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1 Flag of United States 6 5 7.....18
2 Flag of Germany 4 4 3.....11
3 Flag of Norway 3 3 2.....8
4 Flag of Canada 3 3 1.....7
5 Flag of France 2 1 4.....7
6 Flag of South Korea 3 2 0.....5
7 Flag of Austria 1 2 2.....5
8 Flag of Switzerland 3 0 1.....4
9 Flag of China 2 1 1.....4
10 Flag of Russia 1 2 1 4
11 Flag of Italy 0 1 3.....4
12 Flag of Sweden 2 0 1.....3
13 Flag of Netherlands 1 1 1.....3
14 Flag of Japan 0 1 2.....3
15 Flag of Australia 1 1 0.....2
15 Flag of Slovakia 1 1 0.....2
17 Flag of Czech Republic 1 0 1.....2
18 Flag of Poland 0 2 0.....2
19 Flag of Belarus 0 1 1.....2
20 Flag of Estonia 0 1 0.....1
20 Flag of Finland 0 1 0.....1
20 Flag of Kazakhstan 0 1 0.....1
20 Flag of Latvia 0 1 0.....1
24 Flag of Croatia 0 0 1.....1
24 Flag of Slovenia 0 0 1.....1


-Rough night for me on ice hockey

-You guys don't want to miss Sunday's game #3: USA vs CANADA

-Basically, only the Gold counts in my eyes. Means they're the Best. Silver & Bronze means they were there against the Best.

[dave nz]

Germany has more medals than we sent athletes, still it has no shortage of coverage here. Doubt we will get a medal.

[iggs111]

were a country full of athletes, there is no stopping the U.S.