Olympic 2014 Results: Tracking Medal Count for Each Country on Day 10

There are a number of headline events in Day 10 at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi that are sure to change the outlook of the medal count.

The men take the stage in snowboard cross, the ice dancing medals will be awarded and the two-man bobsled race sees its final runs. Every event is taking on added importance for the overarching competition that is the medal count as it becomes increasingly close at the top.


The Netherlands, which has proven dominant on the speedskating ice, Russia and the United States are setting the pace, but Norway and Canada are right in contention.


Let’s dig a bit deeper into some of the key events of Day 10 that will directly impact the medal count.


Key Day 10 Events

Ice Dancing Free Skate

It was a yet another display of pure dominance for Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White in the short dance portion of the ice dancing competition.

The pair took a commanding 2.58-point lead over training partners and friends Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. Figure skating is a sport that often comes down to tenths of a point, so having an early cushion will certainly be critical for the Red, White and Blue.

It was such a great performance that Davis felt like she was in a dream, as she said in an interview after the race in comments that were passed along by The Associated Press (via ESPN.com): "I told Charlie in the middle of the program I felt like I was in a dream. It is such a surreal experience."

The American ice dancers have not lost in nearly two years and are the defending world champions. It would be a complete upset if they took home anything other than the gold, which would be the first for the United States in ice dancing.

It is also a tight race for the bronze between the French and the Russians.


Men’s Snowboard Cross

Snowboard cross is one of the most unpredictable sports in all of the Olympics.

For further proof of that, consider the fact that the defending gold medalist, Seth Wescott, did not even make the American team for Sochi.

Instead, Nate Holland will headline the team for the United States. Joining him are Nick Baumgartner, Trevor Jacob and Alex Deibold. Holland finished in fourth place in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and is on the short list for the podium.

His top competition will come in the form of Australia’s Alex Pullin and Austria’s Markus Schairer, who finished No. 1 and No. 2 at the 2013 World Championships.


Men’s Two-Man Bobsled

It doesn’t get much tighter than the men’s two-man bobsled after two runs. There is a mere .16 of a second separating second place from sixth place, although Russia’s Alexander Zubkov leads everyone by .32 of a second.

Defending World Cup champion and American Steven Holcomb is in third place heading into the final two runs. The United States hasn’t won a medal in two-man bobsled since 1952.

One person who will be cheering Holcomb on is actor William Shatner:


If Zubkov adds the gold medal to his resume, it would join a bronze from the 2006 Olympics in Torino and a four-man silver in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Source: Bleacherreport
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Olympic 2014 Results: Tracking Medal Count for Each Country on Day 6

The medal race at the 2014 Winter Olympics took another turn on Day 4 as Norway jumped into the overall lead.

However, Canada, the Netherlands, Russia and the United States are still within striking distance heading into Wednesday's action.

Germany has also emerged as a contender after claiming two gold medals on Tuesday.

With that in mind, below we'll take a closer look at the updated medal count heading into Day 5 and highlight some of the top performing nations thus far.


Norway Picks Up Medals in Biathlon, Cross-Country

Norway was by far the biggest winner on Day 4, earning four medals in all, including two gold medals in cross-country.

Maiken Caspersen Falla and Ola Vigen Hattestad won the women's and men's sprint free competitions, respectively, posting impressive times and edging out stiff competition in the process.

In the women's event, Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg also finished second to secure the silver medal.

The Scandinavian powerhouse would pick up another medal later in the day with Tora Berger taking home silver in the women's biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit. Berger's time of 30 minutes and 8.3 seconds, which included just one penalty, was 37.6 seconds off Darya Domracheva's gold-medal-winning pace.

Despite Norway's big day in biathlon and cross-country, the Olympic leaders saw opportunities go by the wayside in women's ski jumping, as Maren Lundby and Line Jahr finished eighth and ninth respectively, in the ladies' normal hill.

Lundby's 120.0 second-run score was among the best of the competition, but it wasn't enough to put her and Norway on the podium.



Canada Maintains Dominance on Slopes

Although Day 4 was one to forget for ladies' ski slopestyle favorite Kaya Turski, Canadians had plenty to cheer about at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park as Dara Howell and Kim Lamarre each landed on the podium.

Howell's first-run score of 94.20 was enough to win gold. Afterwards, the 19-year-old dedicated her run to fallen compatriot Sarah Burke, per The Guardian's Steve Busfield:

I said the other day that I really hope a Canadian brings home a gold medal and it will be for Sarah. This medal is definitely for Sarah. She pushed the sport. She always wanted to see the progression. To see the girls throwing what the guys were throwing...today I feel like that's what I did.

American Devin Logan scored 85.40 on her first run to secure silver. But the most dramatic second run was Kim Lamarre's, which scored an 85.00, enough to propel her from the bottom to the bronze.

Despite the strong Canadian presence on the podium, Turski's disappointing exit in the qualifying round and Yuki Tsubota's nasty fall likely cost the North Americans a shot at another medal on Day 4.


Germany is Golden on Day 4 

While Norway earned four medals total on Day 4, Germany was every bit as successful, coming away with three, including two golds to create a three-way tie for most gold medals thus far.

Natalie Geisenberger's triumph in the women's singles luge and Carina Vogt's inspiring performance in the first-ever ladies' normal hill ski jumping event have the European powerhouse in the medal race mix.

Meanwhile, luge silver medalist Tatjana Huefner earned Germany's first silver medal of the Games.

Unsurprisingly, after her landmark victory in ski jumping, Vogt was overcome with joy, per BBC Sport's Rob Hodgetts: "It's amazing; I'm the first women's champion in ski jumping."

Germany will have a shot to add to their tally on Day 5, when Alpine skier Viktoria Rebensburg will go for gold in the women's downhill. The Germans will also have podium opportunities in pairs figure skating, luge doubles, Nordic combined and speedskating.

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Olympic 2014 Results: Tracking Medal Count for Each Country on Day 5

After two days of competition in Sochi, Norway is atop the medal table.

Marit Bjoergen (cross-country) and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (biathalon) have captured gold medals, while Staale Sandbech (snowboarding) won a silver and four other Norwegian athletes have already notched third-place finishes.

Norway is tied with both the United States and Netherlands for gold medals, but in terms of total count, they have established an early commanding lead after taking home three bronzes on Sunday.

It's still early, though, and Day 3 will see several more medals awarded. Here's a look at the updated tally as Monday's events play out:

Note: You can click here for a complete look at Monday's (Day 3) schedule and results, courtesy of Sochi2014.com.

First up on Day 3 is the women's super combined slalom.

Germany flag-bearer Maria Hoefl-Riesch, who won gold in this event at the 2010 Olympics and then again at the 2013 World Championships, is undoubtedly the favorite.

On Friday, though, she expressed concern with the course, via Reuters, courtesy of NBCOlympics.com:

I think it's a bit over the top to move the gate around before the jump they reduced yesterday, and add even more curves to the track, because it wasn't fast anyway yesterday. The jump was not a good one, but the pace wasn't too fast. But now they've reduced the pace even more, so that part is not a downhill. It's too slow - not a downhill.

If Hoefl-Riesch's discomfort with the course dislodges her from the top of the podium, there's a good chance an Austrian will take her spot.

Nicole Hosp (2013 bronze medalist in the super combined at the World Championships), Anna Fenninger (2011 world champion in the super combined) and Michaela Kirchgasser (two-time world champion) are all legitimate contenders for the podium.

Slovenia's Tina Maze and the United States' Julia Mancuso will also challenge Hoefl-Riesch. The latter hasn't had a great season, but as Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden wrote, that means very little:

Finally, Marie-Michele Gagnon of Canada, who should make some considerable noise in her Olympic debut, is another name to watch in the stacked field.

Over on the oval, two finals will take place.

On the short track, Canada's Charles Hamelin, who won two gold medals in Vancouver and has three Olympic medals total, will be the slight favorite in the 1,500 meters, but South Korea's Lee Han-Bin and Sin Da-Woon, Russian Victor An and American J.R. Celski are strong contenders.

In the men's short-distance (500 meters) speeskating, 2010 Olympic gold medalist Mo Tae-Bum of South Korea is undoubtedly the skater to watch. In addition to his win in the Vancouver Games, he has two straight World Championship titles in this same event.

He has competition, though, especially from the Netherlands. Brothers Michael and Ronald Mulder should challenge Mo, while countryman Jan Smeekens is a solid bet to be in the mix at the finish line. The Americans will lean on Tucker Fredricks and Mitchell Whitmore to help bring gold back to the United States, which won this event in 2002 and 2006.

Finally, we have the men's 12.5-km pursuit, where Bjoerndalen will go off first in search of a record 13th Winter Olympics medal.

American Tim Burke, who will start 19th in the event, had high words of praise for the decorated Norwegian, via NBCOlympics.com's Nick Zaccardi:

He’s single handedly changed the sport. He really turned it into a professional sport, in the late ‘90s, I would say. He’s very innovative, and he became so dominant that everyone else had to react to the way he was training to be competitive.

This usually isn't an event that is too popular, but on Monday, there's a good chance you'll get to witness history with Bjoerndalen.

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Olympic 2014 Results: Tracking Medal Count for Each Country on Day 4

Jamie Anderson, the American out of Lake Tahoe, won the Ladies' Slopestyle snowboard with a 95.5 in her second run. Enni Rukajarvi (Finland) received the silver at 92.50, and Jenny Jones of Bristol, Great Britain received the bronze with an 87.25 score.

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In the Men's Skiathalon, a combination of skiing 15 kilometers freestyle and 15 kilometers classic, the Swiss Dario Cologna received the gold medal with his 1:08.15.4 time. Marcus Hellner of Sweden got the bronze at 1:08.14.8 (an agonizing four tenths of a second behind Cologna). Norwegian Martin Johnsrud Sundby added to his country's medals with a 1:08:16.8 time, just barely edging out homeland hero Maxim Vylegzhanin of Udmurtia, Russia's medal hopes by a tenth of a second.

Men's Downhill Alpine Skiing, one of the blueblood events of the Games, was swept by the blueblood countries. Mattias Mayer of Austria won the gold with a 2:06.23 time, and Christof Innerhofer of Italy got the silver with a 2:06.29 time, missing the gold by six hundredths of a second. Kjietil Jansrud added to Norway's medal count with a bronze thanks to his 2:06.33 time.

Sochi Olympics Day 4

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The Netherlands dominated indoor with a 1-2-3 finish in the 5000m speed skating, including an Olympic record by Sven Kramer who won gold in the 2010 Vancouver games in the same event.

Norway diversified its medal tally across two sports, taking home gold and bronze in Ladies' Skiathlon while Staale Sandbrech won silver in the Men's Slopestyle event.

You can follow along with our medal tracker, updated live as events conclude. Here's a full standing of the medal winning countries at Sochi thus far.

Country     Gold  Silver Bronze Total
Norway       2 1    3          6
USA              2         0    1          3
Netherlands    1 1    1          3
Sweden       0 2    0          2
Switzerland     1 0    0          1

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