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Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Team USA Medal Count: How Did We Do?

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Team USA Medal Count: How Did We Do?

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are officially over, with a beautiful closing ceremonies on Sunday night (February 23), just a week ahead of the Paralympic Games.

So how did Team USA do? The country came in second, to host country Russia, with a total 28 medals — nine gold, seven silver and twelve bronze.

Check out the breakdown below:

  • Alpine Skiing (five: Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin, Andrew Weibrecht, Bode Miller, Julia Mancuso)
  • Bobsled (four: Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams, Jamie Greubel and Aja Evans; plus Steven Holcomb‘s team double medaled in men’s two-man and four-man events)
  • Figure Skating (two: Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Team Competition)
  • Freestyle Ski (seven: Maddie Bowman, Joss Christensen, David Wise, Gus Kenworthy, Devin Logan, Nick Goepper, Hannah Kearney)
  • Hockey (one: Women’s)
  • Luge (one: Erin Hamlin)
  • Short Track (one: Men’s 5000m Relay JR Celski, Eduardo Alvarez, Jordan Malone and Christopher Creveling)
  • Skeleton (two: Noelle Pikus-Pace, Matt Antoine)
  • Snowboarding (five: Kaitlyn Farrington, Sage Kotsenberg, Jamie Anderson, Alex Deibold, Kelly Clark)
  • Pictured below: Maddie Bowman, the Short Track Relay team and their coaches, plus the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team. 10+ pics inside… More Here! »

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    Meryl Davis & Charlie White Skate in Sochi Olympics Exhibition Gala With Fellow Gold Medalists

    Meryl Davis & Charlie White Skate in Sochi Olympics Exhibition Gala With Fellow Gold Medalists

    Meryl Davis and Charlie White take center ice for the last time during the Figure Skating Exhibition Gala at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at Iceberg Skating Palace on Saturday night (February 22) in Sochi, Russia.

    The Ice Dance champions posed with fellow gold medalists Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar (pairs), Adelina Sotnikova (ladies) and Yuzuru Hanyu (mens) after the show.

    PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Meryl Davis

    “I wish I could tell every story… But as you can see I brought a banana to the hockey game so it’s obviously complicated… Loving every moment!!!” Charlie captioned on Instagram during the last days of the games, commemorating his experiences.

    10+ pics inside of Meryl Davis and Charlie WhiteMore Here! »

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    Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold; Youngest Alpine Champion Ever at Sochi Olympics

    Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold; Youngest Alpine Champion Ever at Sochi Olympics

    Mikaela Shiffrin raises her hands high after topping the leaderboard for Alpine Skiing Women’s Giant Slalom at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre on Friday night (February 21) in Sochi, Russia.

    The 18-year-old athlete grabbed the gold medal ahead of Marlies Schild and Kathrin Zettel, both of Austria, and made Alpine Skiing history as the youngest ever winner of an Olympic slalom gold medal.

    “There I was, I’m like, ‘Grrreat. I’m just going to go win my first medal.’ And then in the middle of the run, I’m like, ‘Guess not,’” Mikaela shared .”So like, ‘No. Don’t do that. Do not give up. You see this through.’ My whole goal was to just keep my skis moving.”

    10+ pics inside of Mikaela ShiffrinMore Here! »

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    Maddie Bowman Wins GOLD in Halfpipe Skiing at Sochi Olympics

    Maddie Bowman Wins GOLD in Halfpipe Skiing at Sochi Olympics

    Maddie Bowman gets a lift from fellow gold medalist David Wise after soaring to the top of the leaderboard for Freestyle Skiing Ladies’ Ski Halfpipe Finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Thursday night (February 20) in Sochi, Russia.

    The 20-year-old skier was lifted up by David, 23, who also won the gold medal for the Men’s Halfpipe a few days before.

    Maddie earned a whopping 89.00 points, ahead of France’s Marie Martinod (85.40), and Japan’s Ayana Onozuka (83.20).

    “The way I’ve gotten here is taking it one day and one competition at a time and having absolutely as much fun as I could, and hey, it worked out,” Maddie shared afterwards.

    She added about paying tribute to the late Sarah Burke, an athlete from Canada who pushed to have halfpipe in the Olympics: “Sarah has inspired us on snow and off snow, and she would have been very proud of how all of the girls rode tonight. I sure hope that I and everyone else made her proud, because we would have not been here without her.”

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    Russia's Adelina Sotnikova Wins Gold in Ladie's Free Skate; Team USA's Gracie, Ashley & Polina in Top Ten at Sochi Olympics

    Russia's Adelina Sotnikova Wins Gold in Ladie's Free Skate; Team USA's Gracie, Ashley & Polina in Top Ten at Sochi Olympics

    Russia’s Adeline Sotnikova wraps herself in her country’s flag alongside Korea’s Yuna Kim and Italy’s Carolina Kostner, after winning the gold medal during the ladie’s free skate at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at Iceberg Skating Palace on Thursday night (February 20) in Sochi, Russia.

    Adelina, 17, was passed over for the team event where Russia won gold with sensation Yulia Lipnitskaya — she ended up 5th, overall.

    “I really wanted to participate in the team competition because I understood that we would win a medal because our team is so strong,” Adelina shared with press afterwards. “When I found out I was not in the team, I felt so sorry and I felt offended. I felt so cheated in a way. Anyway, I still had my goal to show this skating, the one that I did today. Maybe it is all for the best that I didn’t compete in the team competition and it was an advantage for me that it made me so mad to win the gold medal.”

    Team USA’s Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner and Polina Edmunds were strong on the ice, with only a few falls on jumps between them. They all ended up in the top ten — Gracie, 4th, Ashley, 7th and Polina, 9th.

    20+ pics inside… More Here! »

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    Queen Yuna Kim Leads After Stunning Short Program at Sochi Olympics

    Queen Yuna Kim Leads After Stunning Short Program at Sochi Olympics

    Queen of Figure Skating, Yuna Kim stuns the crowd silent up until the very end of her performance during the Figure Skating Ladies’ Short Program at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at Iceberg Skating Palace on Wednesday night (February 19) in Sochi, Russia.

    The reigning Olympic gold medalist, who hasn’t competed in a major competition for two years, came back and claimed the top spot ahead of Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova and Carolina Kostner of Italy, who are 2nd and 3rd.

    Russia’s upcoming superstar Yulia Lipnitskaya placed 5th after a fall during her triple flip.

    Japan’s Mao Asada, who claimed silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, currently sits in 16th place after she fell on her opening jump, a triple axel.

    15+ pics inside… More Here! »

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    Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold & Polina Edmunds: Short Program Skating Pics from Sochi Olympics!

    Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold & Polina Edmunds: Short Program Skating Pics from Sochi Olympics!

    Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold and Polina Edmunds came out with a strong presence during the Figure Skating Ladies’ Short Program at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at Iceberg Skating Palace on Wednesday night (February 19) in Sochi, Russia.

    Polina, 15, put Team USA on the map in the first group, earning a 61.04. Gracie, 18, in the second group earned 68.63 and Ashley, 22, who skated in the last group with the top skaters, earned 65.21, just a mere .02 points from Russia’s Yulia Lipnitskaya.

    Currently, Gracie sits in 4th place, with Ashley and Polina in 6th and 7th, respectively.

    Can’t wait to see them in the free skate tomorrow night! 15+ pics inside… More Here! »

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