The 36th Chess Olympiad began today in Calvià (Mallorca, Spain). 129 men's and 87 women's teams are participating, with 743 male and 342 female players.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1953
Something definitely worth nothing about the "U.S." teams in this event - I've indicated in parenthesis the countries where these players were born and raised.
Men’s Team
1 GM Shabalov Alexander 2608 (Latvia)
2 GM Onischuk Alexander 2653 (Russia)
3 GM Kaidanov Gregory S 2611 (Ukraine)
4 GM Goldin Alexander 2620 (Russia)
5 GM Novikov Igor A 2588 (Russia)
6 GM Gulko Boris F 2600 (Russia)
Women’s Team
1 GM Polgar Zsuzsa 2567 (Hungary)
2 IM Krush Irina 2464 (Ukraine)
3 WGM Zatonskih Anna 2440 (Ukraine)
4 WIM Shahade Jennifer 2361 (USA)
This is the American team??
[edited to revise counts]
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