<P> The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from February 12 to February 28 . A total of 2,632 athletes (+ 124 from 2006 Olympics) representing 82 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+ 2 from 2006) participated in 86 events (+ 2 from 2006) from 15 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 2006). </P> <P> Athletes from 26 NOCs won at least one medal, and athletes from 19 of these NOCs secured at least one gold . For the first time, Canada won a gold medal at an Olympic Games it hosted, having failed to do so at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary . In contrast to the lack of gold medals at these previous Olympics, the Canadian team finished first overall in gold medal wins, and became the first host nation--since Norway in 1952--to lead the gold medal count, with 14 medals . In doing so, it also broke the record for the most gold medals won by a NOC at a single Winter Olympics (the previous was 13, set by the Soviet Union in 1976 and matched by Norway in 2002). The United States placed first in total medals--its second time doing so in a Winter Games--and set a new record for most medals won by a NOC at a single Winter Olympics, with 37 (the previous record was 36, established by Germany in 2002). Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations . </P> <P> Cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen from Norway won five medals (three gold, one silver, one bronze), more than any other athlete . Chinese short track speed skater Wang Meng tied Bjørgen for the lead in gold medals, with three . </P>

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