Medals table:
1. Germany 7 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
2. Switzerland 5, 0, 1
3. Canada 4, 4, 2
3. Norway 4, 3, 6
3. Netherlands 4, 3, 5
3. United States 4, 2, 6
7. Russian Federation 2, 5, 4
8. China 2, 1, 0
9. France 2, 0, 2
10. Poland 2, 0, 0
11. Austria 1, 4, 0
12. Slovenia 1, 1, 2
13. South Korea 1, 0, 1
14. Belarus 1, 0, 0
14. Slovakia 1, 0, 0
16. Sweden 0, 5, 2
17. Italy 0, 2, 2
18. Czech Republic 0, 2, 1
18. Japan 0, 2, 1
20. Australia 0, 1, 0
20. Croatia 0, 1, 0
20. Croatia 0, 1, 0
20. Finland 0, 1, 0
23. Latvia 0, 0, 2
24. Great Britain 0, 0, 1
24. Ukraine 0, 0, 1
Previous reports:
-- XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014 (Day 6);
-- XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014 (Day 6);
U! S! A! ... U! S! A! ... Noelle Pikus-Pace, a 31-year-old from Provo, Utah, interrupted her retirement after the Vancouver 2010 Games to win silver in the women's skeleton at Sochi.
ReplyDeletePer her profile at Sochi2014.com: "She left the sport after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver to spend more time taking care of her children. However, following persuasion from her husband Janson, she returned to the sport in June 2012. "I told him, 'The only way I can do this is if we do it as a family. I can't leave my family for months to train and compete.' We've been trying to raise money, having some fundraisers, and so far it's been such a blessing." She plans to retire for a second time following the 2014 Games in Sochi. (usatoday.com, 15 Dec 2013; sltrib.com, 16 Feb 2013; deseretnews.com, 28 Oct 2012)."
ReplyDeleteGold goes to Elizabeth Yarnold, giving Great Britain its first gold and second medal of the games. Yarnold's landlord won the gold in this event at Vancouver 2010, giving Great Britain its first Olympic Winter Games gold in 30 years.
ReplyDeleteBronze goes to Russian 21-year-old Elena Nikitina, who edged Katie Uhlaender, a 29-year-old from Vail, Colo, by four hundredths of a second.
ReplyDeleteMedals table:
ReplyDelete1. Germany 7 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
2. Switzerland 5, 0, 1
3. Canada 4, 4, 2
4. Norway 4, 3, 6
4. United States 4, 3, 6
6. Netherlands 4, 3, 5
7. Russian Federation 2, 5, 5
8. China 2, 1, 0
9. France 2, 0, 2
10. Poland 2, 0, 0
11. Austria 1, 4, 0
12. Slovenia 1, 1, 2
13. Great Britain 1, 0, 1
13. South Korea 1, 0, 1
15. Belarus 1, 0, 0
15. Slovakia 1, 0, 0
17. Sweden 0, 5, 2
18. Italy 0, 2, 2
19. Czech Republic 0, 2, 1
19. Japan 0, 2, 1
21. Australia 0, 1, 0
21. Croatia 0, 1, 0
21. Finland 0, 1, 0
24. Latvia 0, 0, 2
25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1
And now here's a few more words about figure skating: I think not falling is way, way, way underrated. To me, not falling is pretty much the first requirement of pretty figure skating. In fact, the top line on the judging scorecard should read, "CIRCLE ONLY ONE: Skater fell. Skater did not fall." Then you continue scoring, and then you go back and put all the ones with "Skater fell" circled in one pile and all the ones with "Skater did not fall" in another pile. Then you rank all of the ones in the "Skater did not fall" pile, and then, after all of those, you start ranking all of the cards in the "Skater fell" pile.
ReplyDeleteWomen's 15km individual biathlon: Belarus gold and bronze, Switzerland silver. This was the second biathlon gold of the Winter Games for Darya Domracheva.
ReplyDeleteMedals table:
1. Germany 7 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
2. Switzerland 5, 1, 1
3. Canada 4, 4, 2
4. Norway 4, 3, 6
4. United States 4, 3, 6
6. Netherlands 4, 3, 5
7. Russian Federation 2, 5, 5
8. China 2, 1, 0
9. France 2, 0, 2
10. Belarus 2, 0, 1
11. Poland 2, 0, 0
12. Austria 1, 4, 0
13. Slovenia 1, 1, 2
14. Great Britain 1, 0, 1
13. South Korea 1, 0, 1
15. Slovakia 1, 0, 0
17. Sweden 0, 5, 2
18. Italy 0, 2, 2
19. Czech Republic 0, 2, 1
19. Japan 0, 2, 1
21. Australia 0, 1, 0
21. Croatia 0, 1, 0
21. Finland 0, 1, 0
24. Latvia 0, 0, 2
25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1