There are two kinds of Olympic Games, Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic games. Both Summer and Winter Olympic Games take place with the interval of four years and they are organized by the International Olympic Committee. The most recent Winter Olympic Games were held in Sochi in 2014. Athletes from all over the world took part in this competition and representatives of 26 countries were able to win medals. Let’s have a look at the top medal-winning countries at the Olympic Winter Games. Top 10 Medal-Winning countries at the Olympic Winter Games France
France was able to win 94 medals (27 gold medals, 27 silver medals, and 40 bronze medals). France can boast their skilled alpine skiing sportsmen. This kind of sport brought 15 gold medals to France. The most successful year for France was 2002 when French sportsmen won 11 medals. Italy Italy can be proud of 106 medals won in the Olympic Games. There are 37 gold medals among them. 1994 was the best year for Italy – the sportsmen won 20 medals and seven medals were gold. Cross country skiing is their strong side. Switzerland Switzerland has 127 medals, 44 gold medals, and 37 silver medals, the rest are bronze. The leading sports that brought them victories were alpine skiing and bobsled. Sweden Sweden is the owner of 129 medals. Sweden showed very good results in cross country skiing in Winter Olympic Games. 2006 was the best year for Sweden because they won gold in curling, cross-country skiing, and ice hockey. Canada Canada is the owner of 145 medals and 52 of them are gold. Canadian sportsmen are good at speed skating, ice hockey, and figure skating. Finland Finland can boast 156 medals. 56 medals are bronze, 59 are silver, and 41 are gold. The most successful year for them in the Olympic Games was 1984 when this country won 13 medals and 4 of them were gold. Ski jumping and cross-country skiing are their strong sides. USA The USA is the owner of 253 medals and 87 medals are gold. American sportsmen won the most medals in Winter Olympic Games in 2002 and 2010. They showed amazing results in figure skating, freestyle skiing, and speed skating. Norway Norway has 303 medals and 107 medals are gold. Norway won the most medals in 1994, the number was 26. Norway can be proud of their biathlon sportsmen, cross-country skiing sportsmen, and alpine skiing professionals. Russia Russia is in the second place among countries with the biggest amount of medals that were won in the Winter Olympic Games. Russia has 308 medals. The most successful year for them was 1994 when Russian sportsmen won 23 medals and 11 of them were gold. Germany Germany is the owner of 348 medals and 128 of them are gold. The most successful years were 1988 when they won 25 medals and 2002 when sportsmen won 26 medals and 12 of them were gold.
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