Russia surges to the top of Sochi gold medal count - Polidicks

[IMG]http://en.ria.ru/images/18778/97/187789739.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]On the last full day of Olympic competition, Russia raked in the gold medals and rose to the top of the overall medal tally. Newly minted Russian citizen Vic Wild took his second gold medal of the Games by winning the men's parallel slalom snowboarding event. The 27-year-old native of White Salmon, Wash., became a Russian citizen after marrying Russian snowboarder Alena Zavarzina in 2011. But it was more than his relationship with Zavarzina that brought the change in citizenship. The US Ski and Snowboard Association was pouring more money into the half-pipe and slopestyle events (where Americans did capture five medals at Sochi) than into slalom snowboarding. "I thought I had never reached my potential (in the U.S.) and I wanted to see how good I could get. That's why I'm a Russian," he told The Associated Press. Apparently, Wild's move was the right one for him – and the motherland. Wild and another adopted Russian, former South Korean short track speedskater Viktor Ahn, have won five of Russia's 11 gold medals in Sochi Russia also won the 4x7.5-kilometer men's biathlon relay - it's first biathlon gold at Sochi, and the nation's 11th overall. Since 1960, the Soviet Union and Russia have won 19 biathlon Olympic gold medals, more than any other nation. Russia has 29 total medals at this point and is leading the four-man bobsled competition which concludes Sunday. Norway picked up gold medal No. 11 - tied with the Russians - in the women's 30-kilometer mass start cross-country skiing event. Marit Bjoergen picked up her sixth gold medal (her third at Sochi) and becomes the most decorated female Winter Olympian, now with 10 total medals. The Dutch added two more speedskating gold medals to their record haul by winning both men's and women's team pursuit races. The US men's hockey team were routed by Finland, 5-0, and will leave the Sochi games with no medals. Sweden and Canada will play in the men's ice hockey finals on Sunday. The US won't finish at the top of the medal tally overall – or for gold – at Sochi. The Christian Science Monitor's Mark Sappenfield points to the unrealized expectations in two sports: speed skating and figure skating. This was "the worst Winter Olympics in history for American long-track speed skaters, tying the medal-less performances of 1984 and 1956."[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/content/2014/2-22-2014-sochi-medal-count-graphic-feb.-22/18138877-1-eng-US/2-22-2014-Sochi-Medal-Count-Graphic-Feb.-22_full_600.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/2014/0222/Sochi-Olympics-gold-medal-count-Russia-surges-to-the-top[/url]

I don't think that's completely unexpected, iirc from previous olympics the host nation usually performs up at the top.

[quote]27-year-old native of White Salmon, Washington[/quote] Traitor. [img]http://facepunch.com//fp/emoot/argh.gif[/img]

Who counts by medal count?

It's amazing how we wouldn't have got there if not for Wild and the korean dude.

[QUOTE=Cakebatyr;44015395]Who counts by medal count?[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PNMBXmR.png[/IMG]

Yeah, go America. We have the most bronze medals.

[QUOTE=Del91;44015424]Yeah, go America. We have the most bronze medals.[/QUOTE] And no medals in men's hockey. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Lightnings_sequence_2_animation.gif[/img] [sp]I'm sorry.[/sp]

All I saw in the title was "Russia surges. . ." and panicked for a second :v: I thought they had invaded Ukraine!

Wow. Russia just got all 3 medals in the 50km cross country ski race. This shit's intense.

Wow. Go Norway!

Kazakhstan has one bronze medal.

That biathlon relay was pretty intense, especially in the little Germany vs Russia battle at the very end. norway fucked up HARD though

[QUOTE=Antdawg;44015367]I don't think that's completely unexpected, iirc from previous olympics the host nation usually performs up at the top.[/QUOTE] ? 1998 japan - 7th place 2002 us - 3rd 2006 italy - 9th 2010 canada - 1st

clever, distract everyone with ukraine and then take all the gold

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fHC78yh.png[/IMG] rip medalists.

I figured it was because of something like this :v: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/K41tiYd.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=laserguided;44015415][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PNMBXmR.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Nuke Norway and Russia, annex Canada

Dammit, the Russians are beating us, [B]us[/B], in the drugs race. Bastards.

They didn't win gold in hockey. And hockey is [B]all[/B] that matters.

[QUOTE=booster;44016460]They didn't win gold in hockey. And hockey is [B]all[/B] that matters.[/QUOTE] i barely followed the olympics but this is absolutely disgusting edit: i meant that i'm disgusted at how russia lost hockey

Well, all that's left is the gold medal mens hockey game, but the final(pretty much) medal count has Russia in the lead. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/U0yG9YC.png[/IMG]

laserguided [I]would[/I] be the one to post this thread :v:

But which country has the most medals by the amount of people living in the said country? Norway maybe?

[QUOTE={TFS} Rock Su;44016707]But which country has the most medals by the amount of people living in the said country? Norway maybe?[/QUOTE] Yeah what the fuck is with Norway. Beating Canada with only 5mn people.

[QUOTE=laserguided;44016729]Yeah what the fuck is with Norway. Beating Canada with only 5mn people.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/fivering_circus/2014/02/medals_per_capita_re_ranking_the_2014_winter_olympics_medal_table_by_population.html[/url] Yep Norway, Slovenia and Latvia are the leading three. Quite fascinating really.

Belgium has less medals than Kazakhstan. Whelp.

Lets not forget the joke of half of the outside events where it was more luck than skill with how shitty the courses were, most wrecks i saw were mostly caused from uneven snow/ice or slushy spots in random locations.

[QUOTE=Altimor;44016300]Nuke Norway and Russia, annex Canada[/QUOTE] Maybe, after you figure out how to win at hockey. Canada only goes around with winners.

Canada WILL win the gold medal at hockey. Take that Sweden.