Wanna get up to date on all the highlights from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in Vancouver, BC, Canada? Just leave it to Kidzworld! Here's a recap of the events that took place on Thursday, February 18, 2010.
Top 10 Countries Medal Count: Day 5 nm3y
United States: 6 Gold; 5 Silver; 7 Bronze - TOTAL: 18
: 4 Gold; 4 Silver; 3 Bronze - TOTAL: 11
Norway: 3 Gold; 3 Silver; 2 Bronze - TOTAL: 8
Canada: 3 Gold; 3 Silver; 1 Bronze - TOTAL: 7
: 2 Gold; 1 Silver; 4 Bronze - TOTAL: 7
South Korea: 3 Gold; 2 Silver - TOTAL: 5
Austria: 1 Gold; 2 Silver; 2 Bronze - TOTAL: 5
Switzerland: 3 Gold; 1 Bronze - TOTAL: 4
China: 2 Gold; 1 Silver; 1 Bronze - TOTAL: 4
Russia: 1 Gold; 2 Silver; 1 Bronze - TOTAL: 4
Evan Lysacek 5m3e3k
American figure skater Evan Lysacek took home the Gold Medal in the Men's Figure Skating Free Skate on Thursday night, upsetting defending champion Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, who had come out of retirement just to defend his medal. But Evan dashed Evgeni’s dreams of two Olympic Gold Medals after he performed his near-perfect skate, capped off with a beautiful double axle. This Gold Medal makes Evan the first American man to score first place in figure skating since 1988.
Women’s Half Pipe Snowboarding 1x6n1f
Team USA had some huge success on the Women’s Half Pipe today, with Hannah Teter winning silver and Kelly Clark taking the bronze. But the real story was Australia's Torah Bright, who came back strong after falling on her first run in the finals to win the Gold Medal.
Hockey Country? 176w6n
There’s no question that Hockey Nation - Canada. Trust us when we say, it will be a major upset if a) Canada doesn’t make it to the Gold Medal Game and b> doesn’t win the top prize in the end.
However, the guys on Team Canada dumped the puck into Switzerland’s net! But, while plenty of Canadians are celebrating this near-loss – we mean, win – plenty of others are hoping the game will serve as a major reality check for the Canadians, who need to get it together if they don’t want to disappoint millions of Canadian hockey fans.
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