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Canada
The host country's team, the Russians came in second for the silver medal.
13 by Russia in '76 and Norway in '02. Canada is tied as of 2:06 MST, 28/02/10.
There have been 4 occasions when a country hosted the winter Olympics and did not win a gold medal. France 1924 Switzerland 1928 Yugoslavia 1984 Canada 1988 For completeness, here are the host nations who did win olympic gold at home, and the gold count: United States 1932 - 6 Germany 1936 - 3 Switzerland 1948 - 3 Norway 1952 - 7 Italy 1956 - 1 USA 1960 - 3 Austria 1964 - 4 France 1968 - 4 Japan 1972 - 1 Austria 1972 - 2 USA 1980 - 6 France 1992 - 3 Norway 1994 - 10 Japan 1998 - 5 USA 2002 - 10 Italy 2006 - 5 Canada 2010 - ?? As of 2010, the only country to never have won a gold medal in an Olympics it hosted is Yugoslavia. However, because this country no longer exists, there is technically no country that has never won a gold medal in an Olympics it hosted, after Canada won its first gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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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.
Yes, the host country of the Winter Olympics does receive funds from the government.
the country that it is held.
London
The last country to host both the Olympics and the world cup is the U.S.A.