The United States are leading the medal count race with 32 medals: 8 gold, 12 silver, and 12 bronze. The U.S. has already surpassed 26 medals they won at the 2006 Winter games in Torino. Germany is trailing the U.S by 6 medals, with a total of 26.
On Thursday night the U.S. Women's Hockey team lost 2-0 to Canada in the finals. There is debate whether women's hockey should be in the winter Olympics because it is so dominated by the U.S. and Canada. No American won a medal in women's figure skating, but 16 year-old Mirai Nagasu narrowly missed a medal, claiming 4th place. Expected winner, Kim Yu-Na of South Korea easily won gold. She finished 18 points ahead of silver medalist, Mao Asada of Japan. American free style skier, Jeret Peterson placed second in men's aerials.
On Wednesday, GW alumna Elana Meyers of the USA-2 women's bobsled team unexpectedly won a bronze with driver Erin Pac. Americans have made it to the podium in the three years since women's bobsledding was added to the winter games in 2002.
The Winter Olympics will come to an end on Sunday night with the men's hockey final.
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