Has any nation ever won a medal on every day at the Winter Olympics – at least on the days medals were awarded? You oughta know us by now – of course they have.
Its been done 7 times, including Germany in 2010 at Vancouver. Here is the full list:
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NOC,Year,Days Medaled,Medal Days,Missing
GER,2010,16,16,0
URS,1964,12,12,0
GDR,1980,11,11,0
URS,1980,11,11,0
URS,1984,11,11,0
URS,1960,10,10,0
URS,1972,10,10,0
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For USA fans, here is how close they have come over the years:
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NOC,Year,Days Medaled,Medal Days,Missing
USA,2010,15,16,1
USA,1932,8,9,1
USA,2002,14,16,2
USA,1980,9,11,2
USA,2006,13,16,3
USA,1976,8,11,3
USA,1972,7,10,3
USA,1960,6,10,4
USA,1924,4,8,4
USA,1928,3,7,4
USA,1994,10,15,5
USA,1952,7,12,5
USA,1948,4,9,5
USA,1964,6,12,6
USA,1968,5,11,6
USA,1984,5,11,6
USA,1936,3,9,6
USA,1998,8,15,7
USA,1956,3,10,7
USA,1992,7,15,8
USA,1988,5,15,10
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