Our “panel of experts”, through exhaustive comparative analysis of the latest empirical data factoring in the latest environmental information utilizing the most current scientific tools which included both Gantt and Pareto charts, have determined the final medal standings.
Further to this, as a public service made available ONLY to the readers of this blog, we have used our exhaustive research to define the events readers should not miss, and by exclusion, what they don’t need to waste their time watching.
Our panel awarded a total of 76 medals – 30 Gold, 24 Silver, and 22 Bronze.
HAWT Blog officially announces that Canada has won the 2010 Winter Olympics with 4 Gold and 3 Silver medals. The United States came in second place with 5 Gold medals. The Russian Federation in third with 1 Gold, 4 Silver, and 1 Bronze. Sweden followed with 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 3 Bronze. Great Britain rounded out the Top 5 with 2 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze.
HAWT Blog also announces that Cross-Country Skiing, Ski-Jumping, Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating (duh!!), Biathlon, Snowboard, and Short Track are the only events worth watching. Their may be some limited interest in Speed Skating and Ice Hockey, but really, don’t waste your time with the other events!
How did our panel come up with these results you ponder? OK, it was just me and I scanned the Vancouver2010 website that had very tiny “ID badge head-shots” of all the athletes. I then screwed around in Excel to come up with some totals. Rest assured that I properly deducted points for “bad hair” and “bad teeth”. HAWT Blog reminds readers and future Olympians (especially from Eastern Bloc countries!!) of the importance of these photos. You don’t get your driver’s license photo taken on a bad hair day do you?!? Is it too much to expect that you might run a brush over your head, maybe apply a little gel or mousse, OR even shampoo?!?
The Gold Medal Olympians will be highlighted over the next couple of weeks.
Final Medal Standings | ||||
| Country | Points | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Canada | 90 | 4 | 3 | |
| United States | 75 | 5 | ||
| Russian Federation | 60 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Great Britain | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 40 | 2 | 1 | |
| Germany | 40 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 2 | 2 | |
| Slovenia | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | 30 | 2 | ||
| Finland | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| Estonia | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 20 | 2 | ||
| Austria | 15 | 1 | ||
| Czech Republic | 15 | 1 | ||
| Lebanon | 15 | 1 | ||
| Italy | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Andorra | 10 | 1 | ||
| Georgia | 10 | 1 | ||
| Hungary | 10 | 1 | ||
| Ireland | 10 | 1 | ||
| Lithuania | 10 | 1 | ||
| Algeria | 5 | 1 | ||
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | ||
| New Zealand | 5 | 1 | ||
| Peru | 5 | 1 | ||
| Spain | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ukraine | 5 | 1 |
| Events to Watch | |
| Event | Points |
| Cross-Country Skiing | 105 |
| Ski Jumping | 95 |
| Alpine Skiing | 95 |
| Figure Skating | 85 |
| Biathlon | 80 |
| Snowboard | 75 |
| Short Track | 70 |
| Speed Skating | 55 |
| Ice Hockey | 40 |
| Luge | 25 |
| Freestyle Skiing | 25 |
| Nordic Combined | 20 |
| Curling | 15 |
| Bobsleigh | 15 |
Gold Medal Winners | ||
Country | Olympian | Event |
Austria | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Ski Jumping |
Canada | Stefan Read | Ski Jumping |
Canada | Tristan Walker | Luge |
Canada | Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes | Ski Jumping |
Canada | Trevor Morrice | Ski Jumping |
Czech Republic | Martin Cikl | Ski Jumping |
Estonia | Ilja Glebov | Figure Skating |
Finland | Peetu Piiroinen | Snowboard |
France | Benjamin Mace | Short Track |
France | Tony Ramoin | Snowboard |
Germany | Johannes Rydzek | Nordic Combined |
Germany | Konstantin Schad | Snowboard |
Great Britain | Andrew Musgrave | Cross-Country Skiing |
Great Britain | Ben Kilner | Snowboard |
Kazakhstan | Nikolay Braichenko | Biathlon |
Kazakhstan | Yan Savitskiy | Biathlon |
Lebanon | Ghassan Achi | Alpine Skiing |
Netherlands | Sven Kramer | Speed Skating |
Norway | Martin Laumann Ylven | Ice Hockey |
Norway | Tarjei Boe | Biathlon |
Republic of Moldova | Sergiu Balan | Cross-Country Skiing |
Russian Federation | Stepan Zuev | Alpine Skiing |
Serbia | Milos Savic | Bobsleigh |
Slovenia | Janez Jazbec | Alpine Skiing |
Sweden | Oskar Eriksson | Curling |
United States | Dylan Ferguson | Freestyle Skiing |
United States | Gregory Bretz | Snowboard |
United States | J.R. Celski | Short Track |
United States | Patrick Kane | Ice Hockey |
United States | Trevor Marsicano | Speed Skating |