The 2014 Winter Olympics haven been anything but what would be considered normal. First, the hotel rooms have been…interesting, to say the least. Pictures have emerged on the internet of toilets having been built side by side within inches of each other. Light fixtures that are literally hanging by wires and even electric wires sticking out of shower stalls. But asides from the death stricken, haphazard Russian room designs, the competitions have been up and down for top countries. Here are the medal break downs of the top ten countries so far:
Germany:
Gold- 8
Silver- 3
Bronze- 2
Total- 13
Russia:
Gold- 5
Silver- 7
Bronze- 6
Total- 18
The Netherlands:
Gold- 5
Silver- 5
Bronze- 7
Total- 17
USA:
Gold- 5
Silver- 4
Bronze- 9
Total- 18
Norway:
Gold- 5
Silver- 3
Bronze- 7
Total- 15
Switzerland:
Gold- 5
Silver- 2
Bronze- 1
Total- 8
Belarus:
Gold- 5
Silver- 0
Bronze- 1
Total- 6
Canada:
Gold- 4
Silver- 7
Bronze-4
Total- 15
Poland:
Gold- 4
Silver- 0
Bronze-0
Total- 4
China:
Gold- 3
Silver- 2
Bronze- 1
Total- 6
Initially, Canada started strong leading the pack following close behind with Norway, Germany, and Russia. The US did not make its strong surge until they swept the slope style skiing by winning all three medals. The US struggled, however, in the speed skating competition after having not even placed in the top six. The blame was put on Under Armour’s new skin suit, “Mach 39”, which debuted at this years Olympics. Under Armour, however, defended themselves by saying that the suits had been thoroughly tested prior to the competitions and the skaters even tried them on before competing. If it’s any solace to Under Armour, the skaters failed to place again even after having switched back to the older suites.