41.   South Korea was third in the medal standings, with one gold, two silvers and three bronzes.

42.   South Korea was third in the medal standings with one gold, two silvers and four bronzes.

43.   That brought China and Slovenia to third and fourth place respectively in the medal standings, followed by the Netherlands and South Korea.

44.   Sweden has an excellent tradition in the competition and has topped the medal standings over the past two years, with ten titles twice.

45.   The Germans topped the medal standings with eight gold medals.

46.   The jump also was a boost to Russia, bolstering its lead in the medal standings going into the final weekend.

47.   The Scandinavian nation surged into third place in the medal standings with four overall, including two gold.

48.   The tiny Caribbean island nation is ahead of such major athletics nations as Germany, Britain and France in the medal standings.

49.   The two triumphs, however, left once dominant Japan still trailing in the gold medal standings with a total of three.

50.   Together with the Alpine combined sweep, Germany took a big lead in the medal standings.