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United States

Population: 303,824,640
Languages: English, Spanish
Large Cities: Washington, DC (capital), New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami
Expected athletes: 211 athletes (122 male, 89 female)
Location: North America

Situated mostly in central North America with 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district situated between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans...Bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south...state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent and Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific...One of the world's most ethnically diverse nations, the product of large-scale immigration...Founded by 13 colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard...July 4, 1776 saw the issue of the Declaration of Independence signifying the formation of a cooperative union and independence from Great Britain.

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Toews gold medal no joking matter now
Toews gold medal no joking matter now

In case there is any doubt that the only international hockey match-up that matters any more is Canada versus the United States, consider Toews's statement about how his Olympic gold medal is now officially off-limits as a joking matter.

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GOLDSILVERBRONZETOTAL
1CANUnited States9151337
2CANGermany1013730
3CANCanada147526
4CANNorway98623
5CANAustria46616
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: USA 1 - Gold
Reigning world champion Steven Holcomb leads the US to a gold medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Germany 1 - Silver
Led by the most decorated bobsledder in Olympic history -- Andre Lange -- Germany claims the silver medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Canada 1 - Bronze
A third-place finish for the Canadian foursome, missing out on silver by just 0.01 seconds.
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Men's slalom: Cousineau run
Julien Cousineau was the top Canadian in men's slalom with an eighth-place finish.
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Men's slalom: Gold medal run

Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.

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Men's slalom: Silver medal run
Croatia's Ivica Kostelic wins the silver medal in the men's slalom.
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Men's slalom: Bronze medal run
A third-place finish for Andre Myhrer of Sweden.
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Men's Snowboard PGS: Anderson gold
Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson with a first-place finish ahead of Austria's Benjamin Karl.
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Men's team pursuit: Canadian gold

Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.

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Ladies' 30km mass start: Gold medal
Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland edges Marit Bjoergen of Norway for the gold in an incredible finish to the ladies' cross-country 30km mass start.
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