Tuber magnatum pound ($2200–$4800 per kg); as of December 2009 they were being sold at $14,203.50 per kilogram. In November 1999, what was then the largest truffle in the world was found near Buje, Croatia. The truffle weighed and was entered in the "Guinness Book of Records". The record price paid for a single white truffle was set in December 2007, when Macau casino owner Stanley Ho paid $330,000 (£165,000) for a specimen weighing . One of the largest truffles found in decades, it was unearthed near Pisa, Italy, and sold at an auction held simultaneously in Macau, Hong Kong, and Florence.
Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics Switzerland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. 163 athletes were participating, making it the largest team Switzerland has ever sent to the Olympic Winter Games. The four-time Olympic gold medalist Simon Ammann was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. The Swiss Olympic selection committee named the following 21 athletes to the Winter Olympic team. Both Silvan Zurbriggen and Nadja Kamer were selected to the team but did not compete in any race. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships,