Germany

Population:	82,424,609
Area:	137,847 sq. miles
Location:	Europe
Capital:	Berlin
Major Cities:	Hamburg, Munich
Language(s):	German
Winter Olympic Debut:	1928

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Skaters find redemption, disappointment in Torino POSTED: Mar 29, 1:33p ET | UPDATED: Mar 29, 5:29p ET By Lee Ann Gschwind, NBC Olympics With the 2010 World Championships beginning less than a month after the Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver Games, a few of the Olympic medalists opted out. Many of those who did compete were tired and under-prepared, but some managed to win medals. For the skaters who fell short of their Olympic aspirations, the world championships offered a chance at redemption.
Fourcade, Hauswald win World Cup biathlon pursuits POSTED: Mar 20, 10:24a ET | UPDATED: Mar 20, 1:03p ET By Associated Press Martin Fourcade of France won his third straight biathlon World cup race Saturday after protecting his lead to take the 12.5-kilometer pursuit.
Vonn takes World Cup downhill title POSTED: Mar 6, 5:14a ET | UPDATED: Mar 6, 7:52p ET By Associated Press Lindsey Vonn is on a roll. Fresh off winning her first Olympic gold medal in Vancouver last month and unofficially clinching the super-combined globe Friday, Vonn bagged another globe Saturday in the downhill. She eked out a win over Italy's Johanna Schnarf at Crans Montana to secure the discipline title.
Vonn third in DH training Thursday; Goergl first POSTED: Mar 4, 4:27p ET | UPDATED: Mar 4, 5:49p ET Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn was third in a training run for a World Cup downhill race. The two-time defending World Cup overall winner was 0.73 seconds behind Elisabeth Goergl on Thursday.
Day in Review: Day 17 POSTED: Feb 28, 6:52p ET | UPDATED: Mar 1, 12:37a ET Canada's Sidney Crosby gets it done in overtime, Petter Northug takes the final individual gold medal of the Games and more from Day 17 in Vancouver.
U.S. sets medals record; Canada tops in gold POSTED: Feb 28, 2:17p ET | UPDATED: Feb 28, 11:35p ET
The Vancouver Olympics and the medals race both finished in spectacular fashion for North Americans. The United States won 37 medals and Canada finished with 14 gold medals. Both are the best of these games and part of the greatest hauls ever at a Winter Olympics.
Five takeaways from Day 16 POSTED: Feb 28, 12:12a ET | UPDATED: Feb 28, 12:12a ET By Matt Stroup A dive across the finish line, an American bobsled breakthrough and quick U.S. slalom exits were all part of the action on Day 16.
Olympic champion Lange retires POSTED: Feb 27, 10:53p ET | UPDATED: Feb 27, 10:53p ET The only bobsled driver to win four Olympic golds, Lange's brilliant racing career ended Saturday with a second-place finish in the four-man competition. The driver who had never been beaten inside the rings couldn't catch USA-1 driver Steve Holcomb, ending a 62-year gold-medal drought for the Americans.
Day in Review: Day 16 POSTED: Feb 27, 8:32p ET | UPDATED: Feb 28, 1:27a ET Steve Holcomb wins the United States' first gold medal in bobsled since 1948, Jasey-Jay Anderson grabs Canada's second snowboarding gold, figure-skating woes for Russia and more from Day 16 in Vancouver.
Germany slides into pursuit gold medal POSTED: Feb 27, 3:58p ET | UPDATED: Feb 28, 12:52a ET Germany edged out Japan to win the Olympic Games women's speed skating team pursuit title on Saturday, but only after golden girl Anna Friesinger-Postma had crawled comically across the line in the semi-finals.
Razzoli wins slalom; Miller, Ligety ski out POSTED: Feb 27, 12:37p ET | UPDATED: Apr 19, 12:22p ET Giuliano Razzoli became the first Italian male since Alberto Tomba in 1992 to win Olympic gold in Alpine. Croatia's Ivica Kostelic won his second silver medal, followed by Sweden's Andre Myhrer. Nolan Kasper was the top American, in 24th.

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