As reported by "Apostrophe", after 17 days of the competition Norway leads - 13 gold awards. As many awards of the highest test from Germany, but German athletes won half the silver medals.

However, Germany is the favorite in the struggle for victory in the medal standings. Germans are close to victory in the bobsled, and the German national team will fight in the final of the hockey tournament.

Norway has a chance in the women's ski marathon.

The third place is occupied by the national team of Canada (11 gold medals). For the first or second place the Canadians will not be defeated, but they will not go lower either.

The Fourth United States, which has 9 gold awards.

The five leaders of the medal offset are the Netherlands (8 gold medals).

Recall, the first and so far the only medal Ukraine brought Freestyler Alexander Abramenko, winning "gold" in acrobatics. Ukraine in the medal standings divides the 21st place with Hungary.

By the number of medals there are no equal Norway. The descendants of the Vikings won 38 awards, setting a new record for the Winter Olympics. Canada won 29, Germany - 28, USA - 23, Netherlands - 20, United Arab Republic - 16, and the Republic of Korea, France and Switzerland - 15 medals.

Norwegians also won the greatest number of silver medals and bronze medals - 14 and 11 respectively.

The geography of medalists is this: awards have already been won by representatives of 30 countries from three continents. For the first time in 30 years, the medal was won by a representative of Liechtenstein. And Hungary for the first time in history won the gold medals of the Winter Olympics.

TABLE OF MEDALS.