Medal count! Currently the United States leads in Medals with 8 Gold, 12 Silver and 12 Bronze medals followed by Germany with 8, 11, 7 respectively.
One story that stood out to me so far in the Vancouver Olympics was of the German female biathlon team, typically 5 on a team and 4 compete in the relay. After winning 2 silver medals Magdalena Neuner of the German team decided to pull out and let Martina Beck have a run at a medal in the 4×6km relay. Beck was having coffee with her husband to fight of the frustration of not being able to compete. “And then Magdalena called me to tell me about her decision, and that she really wants me to have this occasion and really believes in my abilities. It was overwhelming.” She performed amazingly well and was in second in her leg of the race. They wound up taking the bronze medal in the event. So she had a day that went from Coffee Beans to Winter Olympic Bronze. Kudos to team spririt! For more Olympic news see the official website at vancouver2010.com.
Christopher Robinson
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