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| Population: | 5,455,407 |
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| Languages: | Slovak (official), Hungarian, Roma, Ukrainian |
| Large Cities: | Bratislava (capital), Komarno, Zilina |
| Expected athletes: | 62 athletes (48 male, 14 female) |
| Location: | Europe |
After the First World War, the Slovaks disassociated themselves from Hungary and joined the Czechs from Bohemia to form Czechoslovakia in 1918.
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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In 2006, Roberto Luongo watched as Canada's gold medal hopes went down in flames to Russia with Martin Brodeur in goal. This time, the goalie gets a chance to make Canadian hockey history on his home ice.
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By the numbers
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Medal table
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| 1 |  | United States | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 |  | Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 |  | Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 |  | Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 |  | Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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Video Highlights
Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.
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