Bringing Home the Hardware

With the women's hockey team winning the silver medal, the U.S. now tops the medal count with 31 podium finishes. Three more medals will tie the all-time best finish by the Americans at a Winter Games, set in Salt Lake City in 2002. With over two full days left of competition, Team USA has already set the record for most medals earned at a Winter Games outside of the U.S. The U.S. Nordic combined skiing team arrived in Canada having never won an Olympic medal. Today, Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane finished first and second, bring the team's medal haul to four at these Games. At the Whistler USOC Media Services Office, we've been adding the names of each medal winner to the wall on either side of the entrance. It's a simple yet impressive display that might come off as showboating. I'm not sure even we anticipating this kind of performance.

Canadian Observation of the Day: The only thing they Canadians love more than hockey is talking about how humble and polite they are.

Medal Count: USA 31, Germany 26, Norway 19