Olympic winners and losers

A concise look at the 8 people, countries, and organizations that came out ahead - and their less exultant counterparts

Kim Yu-Na won gold medal for figure skating.
(Image credit: Corbis)

Though the Vancouver Winter Olympics were plagued by skimpy snowfalls, unflattering media coverage, and a flame-resistant torch, the Games ended on a high note — not least for the USA, which broke its all-time medal record. (Watch a report about the luger who died at the Vancouver Olympics.) But you need to look beyond the medal count to identify the real winners and losers of these games:

THE WINNERS

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