| Position | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 |  Germany |
7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |
|
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 |  Norway |
4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 |  United States |
4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 |  Russia |
3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 |  China |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Canadian medal recap:
Medal 1 – Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle – Bronze
The first medal for Canada came from snowboarder Mark McMorris in the newest sport at the Winter Games, Slopestyle. The fact that he managed to medal at all is impressive. His first run scored a pitiful 33.75 , however he managed to improve his score by 55 points during his second run, putting out a 88.75 pts performance.
It’s worth mentioning that McMorris fractured his ribs less than two weeks ago at the X-Games, and although he was looked upon as the gold medal favourite leading into the event, his bronze medal is a sign of effort and tenacity, that he earned a hundred times over.
Medals 2 & 3 – Freestyle skiing: Women’s moguls – Gold & silver
Photo credit: Getty Images The second and third medals won by Canadians was truly a great story. Justine Dufour-Lapointe managed to snag gold in the women’s moguls, and her sister Chloe won silver. Justine finished with a score of 22.44, and Chloe managed to put up a 21.66. Defending champion Kearney of the USA finished third with a score of 21.49.
A proud moment for all Canadians, and the perfect way for Canada to get on the board with their first gold medal.
You can watch the Medal Ceremony here.
Medal 4 – Figure skating: Team – Silver
Photo credit: Getty Images The fourth medal for Canada came in the form of a silver medal via the first ever Figure Skating team event. The silver medal was secured by the fantastic duo of Scott Moir & Tessa Virtue. Also contributing to the win was the rest of Canada’s figure skating team; Patrick Chan, Kevin Reynolds, Eric Radford, Dylan Moscovitch, Meagan Duhamel, Kristen Moore-Towers, and Kaetlyn Osmond. Canada is expected to grab a few more medals in the individual figure skating events, with a hope for Canada’s first gold in men’s figure skating from Patrick Chan. 1st place went to the Russians, and third place went to the Americans.
Medal 5 – Short track speed skating: Men’s 1500m – Gold
Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Quebec continues to strike gold for Canada, winning his third gold medal at the Olympics, and fourth medal overall with a victory in the men’s 1500m speed skate. With several events remaining for Hamelin, he has a chance to become the most decorated Olympic athlete in Canada’ history. His brother Francois finished second in his heat and didn’t qualify for the final, so there was no brother act on the podium to match the Dufour-Lapointe sisters, however his girlfriend Marianne St-Gelais did qualify for the finals in her event, where she is a medal favourite.
Medals 6 & 7 – Freestyle skiing: Men’s Moguls – Gold & silver
Once again Alexandre Bilodeau struck gold in the men’s moguls event, accomplishing the rare back-to-back gold medal feat at the Olympics. His teammate Mikael Kingsburg finished second, and fellow Canadian Marc-Antoine Gagnon finished fourth, a few points away from a Canadian sweep.
The win by Bilodeau meant we all got to share another fantastic moment involving the celebration with his brother Frederick, who suffers from cerebral-palsy. It also cemented Canada’s great start to these Olympic Games.
Medals 8 & 9 – Freestyle skiing: Women’s slopestyle – Gold & bronze
In the debut of a new event, Canadians Dara Howell and Kim Lamarre took gold and bronze. Howell and Lamarre were ranked 1 and 2 after the qualifying round, but American Logan Devin had a fantastic final run that propelled her into silver. Dowell’s gold medal run was far and away the best run of the day, scoring a 94.20, besting her qualifying run of 88.80. The best run anyone other than Dara Howell put up today was 85.40, showing how completely dominant she is. 19 year old Dara Howell is from Huntsville, Ontario, and has brought home a 4th gold for Canada.
Medal 10 – Long track speed skating: Men’s 1000m – Silver
Photo credit: Getty Images After Gil Junio gave his spot to Denny Morrison for the finals of the 1000M race, Denny did not disappoint. He failed to take gold by .04 seconds, however he managed to secure a silver medal in the race of his career, and his first individual medal of the Olympic Games. The Dutch secured gold (big shocker!), however Denny was not expected to medal, which makes it a great story for Canadian speed skating. Gilmore Junio won’t be going home with a medal in this event, but his act of selflessness won’t soon be forgotten.
Medal 11 – Figure skating: Men’s – Silver
Patrick Chan was the heavy gold favourite coming into the Olympics, winning several World Championships in a row, but it was Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu, ironically coached by Canadian Brian Orser, who took gold. Hanyu set a world record in the short program, which put the pressure on Chan to outdo him in the free skate, and although Hanyu fell twice and stumbled several other times, Chan also had several mistakes in his skate, even if they were less severe. In the end Hanyu got more love from the judges, and Chan couldn’t overcome the gap set by the short program. Canada remains without a goal in men’s figure skating, settling once more for silver.
Medal 12 – Long track speed skating: Men’s 1500m – Bronze
Once again Denny Morrison has come out of nowhere to win a medal for Canada. With yet another ridiculous performance Morrison edged out a bunch of medal favourite to finish third in the men’s 1500m and win a bronze medal. Morrison now has two medals in Sochi, which is a feel good story for a guy who was just expected to compete. Morrison commented after the race that the important thing for him is to not fall into the usual start slow and burst out with speed at the end, because that’s not his style. He likes to start fast and hang on, and that’s just what he did.
