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How host countries perform at Winter Games

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Feb. 16, 2002: Apolo Anton Ohno #369 of the USA (centre) gets his skate across the finish line as Steven Bradbury #300 of Australia (left) celebrates winning the gold in the men's 1000m speed skating final during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ohno collided with the rest of the finalist but was able to cross the line second to win the silver medal. Despite the fall in this event, Ohno also won a gold medal at those Games in the men's 1500m speed skating race, and remains the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time. The hosts, Team USA, took home 34 medals in total at Salt Lake City, second only to Germany in those Games. (Getty Images)

Does home team advantage extend to the Winter OIympics? We look at the last 10 Winter Games to see how host countries have performed at their own Games.