No Country Like The U.S.A.

As the 2010 Olympics are off and running in Vancouver, Canada its been a parade of medals for our own sweet country. The U.S. is far in the lead in the medal count so far in this Olympics with eighteen medals. These medals include seven bronze medals five silver medals and six prized gold medals. The next closest challenger to the U.S. is Germany with the eleven medals. As members of the United States I am sure everyone expected the U.S. to come out on top in the medal count but winning medals at the rate the U.S. is, is pretty amazing. The medals are coming from all across the board from men singles figure skating to women snowboarding. Now I am gonna take some time to introduce to the U.S.'s brightest stars.

The first athlete I am introducing to you is the first men's speed skater ever to win back to back gold medals in the 1000 meter race. Shani Davis won a gold medal in the 2006 Olympic Games and blew by competitors to capture the gold in Vancouver.

Evan Lysacek stunned many as he stole the show and beat the favored Russian in the Men's Singles Figure Skating Competition. The medal marks the first gold for American men since Brian Boitano won in 1988. Some were upset at Lysacek winning challenging the judging of the competition because Lysacek did not throw a single quad but never the less he brought home another medal, gold to be precise, back to the U.S.

Shaun White, to no ones surprise, won a gold medal in the Men's Half Pipe event. He won the medal with ease taking a conservative run and still scoring the highest winning the gold. Then on his last run, being the crowd pleaser he is, he topped off his victory run with a Double McTwist.

As the 2010 Olympics are off and running in Vancouver, Canada its been a parade of medals for our own sweet country. The U.S. is far in the lead in the medal count so far in this Olympics with eighteen medals. These medals include seven bronze medals five silver medals and six prized gold medals. The next closest challenger to the U.S. is Germany with the eleven medals. As members of the United States I am sure everyone expected the U.S. to come out on top in the medal count but winning medals at the rate the U.S. is, is pretty amazing. The medals are coming from all across the board from men singles figure skating to women snowboarding. Now I am gonna take some time to introduce to the U.S.'s brightest stars.

The first athlete I am introducing to you is the first men's speed skater ever to win back to back gold medals in the 1000 meter race. Shani Davis won a gold medal in the 2006 Olympic Games and blew by competitors to capture the gold in Vancouver.

Evan Lysacek stunned many as he stole the show and beat the favored Russian in the Men's Singles Figure Skating Competition. The medal marks the first gold for American men since Brian Boitano won in 1988. Some were upset at Lysacek winning challenging the judging of the competition because Lysacek did not throw a single quad but never the less he brought home another medal, gold to be precise, back to the U.S.

Shaun White, to no one’s surprise, won a gold medal in the Men's Half Pipe event. He won the medal with ease taking a conservative run and still scoring the highest winning the gold. Then on his last run, being the crowd pleaser he is, he topped off his victory run with a Double McTwist.

Lindsey Von was another favorite before the Olympics in all of her Alpine Skiing events but leading up to her events she was having severe pain in her shins. Some questioned the fact if she would even compete in the Olympics but she persevered and won gold.

All in all this Olympics has been a big success for the great United States of America. Our athletes have stepped it up and really done our country proud in these 2010 winter Olympics. Let’s hope that we can win another gold in ice hockey!