A ski marathon and the ice hockey finals...
one medal more than the previous record-holders, the Soviet Union (Innsbruck 1976) and Norway (Salt Lake City 2002).That record, just as the medals lists published during the Vancouver games, is considered unofficial because the International Olympic Committee does not keep an official record of the number of medals or scores won by the national teams. But the teams and countries do, finding a certain pride in leading such lists.
Canada has improved on the previous unofficial record largely with "support" from the Russian team, which won only three gold medals in Vancouver and ended 11th by the number of medals. This is an extremely poor result for a country that has always been considered, with good reason, one of the global leaders in sports capable of fighting for top places during the Olympic Games, world and European championships and other tournaments.
Russia"s rivals have surged ahead while it has slowed down and is now running behind the North
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