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Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 10:23 AM ET

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Belarus players clear the bench to celebrate their 4-3 upset over Sweden in the quarterfinals at the 2002 Olympics. (Robert Sullivan/Getty Images)

Coaches

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Mikhail Zakharov	47			0
Andrei Khomutov	48	Yaroslavl, Russia		3 (as player)
Dave Lewis	56	Kindersley, Sask.	Former coach of Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings (NHL)	0

Forwards

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Oleg Antonenko	38	Minsk, Belarus	Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)	2
Sergei Demagin	23	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Dmitri Meleshko	27	N/A	Dynamo Minsk	0
Alexei Kalyuzhny	32	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	3
Konstantin Koltsov	28	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	1
Konstantin Zakharov	25	Minsk, Belarus	Belarus League	0
Sergei Kostitsyn	22	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Alexander Kulakov	26	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Andrei Mikhalev	31	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Andrei Stas	21	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Alexei Ugarov	24	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	KHL	0
Sergei Zadelenov	33	Belarus	KHL	0

Defence

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Sergei Kolosov	23	Novopolotsk, Belarus	Grand Rapids (AHL)	0
Andrei Karev	24	Elektrostal, Belarus	Yunosk Minsk	0
Vladimir Denisov	25	Navapolatsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Viktor Kostyuchenok	30	Minsk, Belarus	KHL	0
Ruslan Salei	35	Minsk, Belarus	Colorado Avalanche (NHL)	2
Nikolai Stasenko	22	Roshino, Belarus	KHL	0
Alexander Makritsky	38	Minsk, Belarus	Dynamo Minsk	0
Alexander Ryadinsky	32	Minsk, Belarus	Belarus League	0

Goalies

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Vitali Koval	29	Perm, Russia	KHL	1
Maksim Malyutin	21		Belarusian Extraliga	0
Andrei Mezin	35	Chelyabinsk, Russia	KHL	3

Medal Count

Top 10 Medal Winners

Country				Total
UNITED STATES	9	15	13	37
GERMANY	10	13	7	30
CANADA	14	7	5	26
NORWAY	9	8	6	23
AUSTRIA	4	6	6	16
RUSSIA	3	5	7	15
SOUTH KOREA	6	6	2	14
CHINA	5	2	4	11
SWEDEN	5	2	4	11
FRANCE	2	3	6	11

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