| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NOR | 98 | 98 | 84 | 280 |
URS | 87 | 63 | 67 | 217 |
USA | 78 | 80 | 59 | 217 |
AUT | 51 | 64 | 70 | 185 |
GER | 68 | 65 | 46 | 179 |
One of the world's most talked-about mountain villages will soon share the party with the world's most passionate winter sports fans.
"It’s pretty much like having a Ferrari out there," says one top American. That would make the airbags a few rows of orange fencing.
After 22 years, a wild celebration inside BC Place will officially welcome the Winter Olympic Games back to Canada.
World champion skier Lindsey Vonn is bringing high hopes to Whistler. Snowboarders round out the top five.
TanithFigure Skating
PatrickFigure Skating
KatherineShort Track
RachaelFigure Skating
ShaunSnowboarding
GretchenSnowboarding
YevgenyFigure Skating
SvenSpeed Skating
CharlieFigure Skating
JuliaSkiing
MikiFigure Skating
NoelleSkeleton
LindseySkiing
KellySnowboarding
ApoloShort Track
SashaFigure Skating
ShaniSpeed Skating
Aksel LundAlpine Skiing
CaseyFreestyle Skiing
AndreBobsled
RyanFreestyle Skiing
Ole EinarBiathlon
MiraiFigure Skating
JulieHockey
ChadSpeed Skating
RyanHockey
ChrisHockey
ChemmyAlpine Skiing
Beneath the first tier of stars, another group of Olympians have both the talent and the persona to become a story in their own right.
Olympians celebrate 100 days until Vancouver's Opening Ceremony in New York City.
Planes, trains and automobiles. And seaplanes. You can even get to the host city by boat this February.
Some visitors to British Columbia's coastlines will see 16,000 miles of playground. Others will see the untouched wilderness and be glad they have a good book.