Vancouver's final medal count shows the unhappy Russians way down the list, with just 15 medals. But there's more to their grumbling than sour grapes — way more. A little analysis shows an interesting picture of wins leveraged by political shifts. The Russian government is unhappy because it is remembering the "good old days" of […]
By Outsports Archives | March 1, 2010After all the squawking Candians made us suffer through about how they would win the medal count, after Russia’s posturing about their goal of 40 medals in these Olympics, it’s the good guys who will win this Winter Olympics medal count. The United States of America will come away not only with its first Winter […]
By Cyd Zeigler | February 27, 2010Before the race for the medal count gets into high gear, I wanted to point out that after nine medals have been handed out, nine countries all have one apiece. Kind of a nice moment. Also, Slovakia has won its first gold medal ever, awarded to Anastazia Kuzmina for 7.5km biathlon. Could Ghana be next? […]
By Cyd Zeigler | February 13, 2010