USA! USA! USA!

The United States just took the record for the most medals won in a Winter Olympics not held in the United States.  At the moment, the United States has won 26 medals.  Of the 26 medals won, there are seven gold, nine silver and 10 bronze.  These medals have been won in multiple sports by both men and women.  Many of these athletes won more than one medal to help their team take this record.

Some of these Olympians who have won more than one medal are: Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn (with severely bruised right shin) in Alpine Skiing, Johnny Spillane in Nordic Combined and Apolo Ohno in Short Track.

Some other athletes that stood out in their events are Shaun White in Men's Halfpipe Snowboarding and Evan Lysacek in Men's Figure Skating.

Shaun White was said to have gone six feet higher than his competition and perform tricks that no other athlete would even try.  The phrase "White is the new Gold" was even dubbed after him.

Evan Lysacek, who is from not far from my home town of Wheaton, IL, excelled in Men's Figure Skating to take home a gold medal.  Evan was the first American to take home the gold in Men's Figure Skating since 1988 when Scott Hamilton won.  His outfit was designed by Vera Wang, who started her designing career doing just that because as a figure skater herself, she hated the outfits and wanted to design something more appealing.

All of the athletes on the US Olympic Team have done an outstanding job representing our country and excelling in their sports.  Although the Olympics will be wrapping up soon, these athletes will continue to be icons in our lives for years to come!  USA, USA, USA!!!

For more information on the USA Olympic Team and updates of the rankings and medals, check out http://www.teamusa.org/

****Kevin Pearce continues to recover steadily.  Keep him in your thoughts and prayers!****