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Population: 58,147,733
Area: 116,305 sq. miles
Location: Europe
Capital: Rome
Major Cities: Milan, Naples
Language(s): Italian
Winter Olympic Debut: 1924

Athletes Competing
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Medals Record:
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34
Vancouver 2010
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  • Cologna wins men's freestyle gold POSTED: Feb 15, 4:23p ET | UPDATED: Feb 15, 10:25p ET Switzerland's Dario Cologna won the men's 15-kilometer freestyle cross-country race at the Vancouver Games in his Olympic debut.
  • Loch locks down Olympic gold POSTED: Feb 14, 8:09p ET | UPDATED: Feb 16, 4:56a ET Moments after being dethroned as Olympic luge champion, Italy's Armin Zoeggeler was asked to size up the new gold medalist - the German kid with the big feet, the one who slept like a baby the night before his biggest race, the one who devours a steak every chance he gets.
  • Bilodeau ends Canada's gold drought POSTED: Feb 14, 7:27p ET | UPDATED: Feb 15, 12:35a ET A look at the top stories from Day 3 at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  • Loch leads Germany on Day 2 POSTED: Feb 13, 11:57p ET | UPDATED: Feb 14, 8:56p ET Germany's Felix Loch had a sizable lead at the midway point of the men's Olympic luge competition on Day 2 of the 2010 Vancouver Games. Countryman David Moeller followed closely behind for second, while Tony Benshoof led the U.S. men in seventh.
  • Ammann first to strike gold in Vancouver POSTED: Feb 13, 6:39p ET | UPDATED: Feb 14, 12:51a ET A look at the top stories from Day 2 at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  • Dutch sensation Kramer claims 5000m gold POSTED: Feb 13, 5:28p ET | UPDATED: Feb 19, 1:48a ET Sven Kramer of the Netherlands has won the men's 5000m speed skating event on Day 2 of the Olympics.
  • Kramer's run at triple gold starts Saturday POSTED: Feb 12, 2:35p ET | UPDATED: Feb 12, 5:25p ET Sven Kramer is going for gold No. 1 in his attempt for an Olympic speed skating triple Saturday when he lines up as the overwhelming favorite in the 5000m.
  • Austrian luger hits nearly 96 mph POSTED: Feb 11, 8:40p ET | UPDATED: Feb 13, 6:59p ET

    Austrian luger Manuel Pfister clocked in at 95.69 mph on the lightning-quick Whistler track during a practice run on Thursday. Because Pfister wasn't in competition, two-time world champion Felix Loch retains the world-record of 95.68 mph, which he set during the Whistler World Cup last February.

  • Some lugers skipping opening fanfare POSTED: Feb 11, 7:12p ET | UPDATED: Feb 11, 10:43p ET Athletes like Tony Benshoof, who are set to compete Saturday, the first full day of competition at the Vancouver Olympics, are facing a thorny dilemma. Some will choose between standing for several hours Friday night at the opening ceremony - plus, for those staying in Whistler, at least five hours of travel down and back - or bypassing what may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
  • Zoeggeler set for 48-storey plunge to gold POSTED: Feb 11, 6:40p ET | UPDATED: Feb 13, 3:16p ET If the words of American veteran Tony Benshoof are anything to go by then ice cold Armin Zoeggeler looks a dead cert to claim his third consecutive Olympic gold in the men's luge singles this weekend.
  • From Torino to Vancouver, Fabris aims high POSTED: Feb 10, 1:12p ET | UPDATED: Feb 10, 1:47p ET Enrico Fabris was standing at the heart of Torino's Piazza Castello medal plaza four years ago, holding his hand on his heart with a gold medal resting on top.
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