Canada has won a total of 16 gold medals as host of the Winter Olympics: 2 in 1988 in Calgary, Alberta and 14 in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Vancouver british Columbia Canada 14 gold medals feb, 28 2010
The previous record for gold medals by the host country was 10. The previous best for gold medals at the winter games, host or not, was 13 by Norway and Russia.
Canada with 14 at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Canada 2010 Vancouver bc won a total of 14 gold medals.
Soviet Union was the host nation and won 195 medals including 80 Gold Medals
Soviet Union was the host nation and won 195 medals including 80 Gold Medals
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France.The host country won 101 medals (26 gold, 41 silver, 34 bronze) at the 1900 Games in Paris.
No, if you look at the last Olympic Games held in Greece in 2004, the host nation took just 6 gold medals, the country who takes home the most Gold is usually China, Russia or America, these are huge countries with alot of athletes from which to pick the best for their Olympic squad.
The ladies' single (figure skating) world record was the the most significant record broken at the 2010 Olympic games. Kim Yuna of South Korea broken the then world record in the short program, free skate, and total.
The only host country to not win a gold medal at the winter Olympics is Canada in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. (:You love this website? Me too! 8)
The 21st Winter Olympics were hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada. The opening and closing ceremonies were February 12, 2010 and February 28, 2010, respectively. 2,566 athletes from 82 Nations participated in 86 events. Canada won the most gold medals, winning 14 and marking the first time since 1952 that a host country has topped the gold medal count. The United Stated came out with the most medals overall, with 37. Both Belarus and Slovakia won medals for the first time ever in the Winter Olympics.