A sad day for Lindsey Vonn

American Lindsey Vonn has had to forfeit her Gold Medal.The International Olympic Committee announced today that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has. Heh (Hat Tip: Stephen D).

Winter Olympics: Vancouver 2010 Medals list with ranks

The List of countries who win gold, Silver and bronze with ranks in Winter Olympics, Vancouver 2010. After Completing the Winter Olympics 2010, USA is standing first with 37 Medals and Germany & Canada are following in second & Third with 30 & 26 medals each. But Canada is standing in front in view of Gold Medals with 14 where as Germany in Second and the USA & Norway are sharing third place.

 

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	USA	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
6	Russia	3	5	7	15
7	Korea	6	6	2	14
8	China	5	2	4	11
8	Sweden	5	2	4	11
8	France	2	3	6	11
11	Switzerland	6	0	3	9
12	Netherlands	4	1	3	8
13	Czech Republic	2	0	4	6
13	Poland	1	3	2	6
15	Italy	1	1	3	5
15	Japan	0	3	2	5
15	Finland	0	1	4	5
18	Australia	2	1	0	3
18	Belarus	1	1	1	3
18	Slovakia	1	1	1	3
18	Croatia	0	2	1	3
18	Slovenia	0	2	1	3
23	Latvia	0	2	0	2
24	UK	1	0	0	1
24	Estonia	0	1	0	1
24	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1

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Winter Olympics : Vancouver 2010 closing ceremony Photos, pictures

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Winter Olympics: Ice Hockey Canada beat USA winning Gold.

Canada won the Olympic title Sunday, beating the United States 3-2 to become the first host nation to capture men's hockey gold in 30 years.

Crosby got the winning goal 7:40 into the overtime period, taking a pass from Jarome Iginla and sliding a shot under the pads of US goaltender Ryan Miller.

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Winter Olympics: Figure skating Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada competing for medal

South Korea Kim Yu-Na dazzles in figure skating

Japan’s Mao Asada performs her ladies free skating in Vancouver

Winter Olympics:USA wins 5-3 over Canada in Ice Hockey

Brian Rafalski

VANCOUVER 2010: The United States pulled off its biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice, stunning Canada 5-3 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of an already mixed-up tournament.

Brian Rafalski scored two goals and set up another, and Ryan Miller held off a flurry of shots to lead the Americans.

One day short of the 30th anniversary of the country’s greatest hockey victory — the unfathomable win over the Soviet Union in Lake Placid — these underrated Americans were faster, more disciplined and more determined than Canada’s collection of all-stars.

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Winter Olympics: Skier Bode Miller Wins Silver Medal For USA

USA Skier Bode Miller wins the silver medal in the men’s Alpine skiing downhill competition in Vancouver 2010. Aksel Lund Svindal raced down the hill in 1 minute 30.34 seconds, which was just 0.28 seconds faster than Bode’s descent. Fellow US skier Andrew Weibrecht, 24, won bronze, finishing just .03 seconds

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Winter Olympics:Hannah Teter Hot Bikini Photo Shoot in Cool Ice

   

Winter Olympics: Norway's Marit Bjoergen wins third medal

Norway's Marit Bjoergen won her second gold and third medal of the 2010 Games, taking the women's 15km pursuit.

Bjoergen, who won gold in Wednesday's women's 1.4km sprint classic, sailed home in 39 minutes 58.1 seconds to earn her second gold in Whistler.

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Winter Olympics: Amy Williams of Great Britain wins Gold in Sliding

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Amy Williams, the Great Britain, wins skeleton gold at the Whistler Sliding Centre, becoming Great Britain's first individual gold medalist at a Winter Games since 1980.

Lindsey Vonn wins women's downhill Olympic gold

Pre-race favourite Lindsey Vonn put on a magnificent display to win gold in the women's downhill at Whistler.

The world champion, 25, pushed herself to the limit over a challenging Olympic course to power across the line in one minute, 44.19 seconds.

She was 0.56 seconds ahead of fellow American Julia Mancuso, with Austria's Elisabeth Goergl taking the bronze.

It was a stunning display from Vonn who had been struggling with a shin injury in the build-up to the Olympics and had hardly skied over the past two weeks

Winter Olympics : World Champion Lindsey Vonn Sports Illustrated Photos Collection (36 Photos)

Haaaaaa..Really hot in cool winter and also at the time of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics moment. The American speed Skater Lindsey Vonn was in news with a bikini photo shoot for Sports Illustrated. Now look working photos also It seems Panasonic is the camera used and at back ground Helicopter  also.

   

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