It will be around 2,900 athletes At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics she competed in 116 events, each hoping to bring home a medal.
The coveted gold, silver and bronze medals will go home with only a small fraction of the competitors. The distribution of prizes in past Olympic Games gives an opportunity to know which countries and athletes are dominant this year.
During the period 2022 Winter Games In Beijing, Norway won the most medals: 37, including 16 gold. The Norwegians were followed by the ROC — the flag under which Russian athletes compete — followed by Germany, Canada and the United States.
The US came out on top the last Summer Games In Paris 2024, he took home 126 medals, including 40 gold. It was followed by China, Great Britain and France.
But overall, which countries have brought home the most medals, and which sports have won the most in Olympic history?
Which countries have the most Olympic medals?
Although the International Olympic Committee does not make a classification, the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage keeps some medals. puts USA on topwith a total of 3,103 medals.
The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, which describes the Olympic Games as “the leading international exponent in the promotion and dissemination of Olympism in the fields of culture, heritage and values-based education”, counts one medal for each event, regardless of how many athletes may compete in a winning team. The organization does not count medals won in art competitions or medals won in exhibitions.
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The Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991, continues the overall US medal count, with its former republics competing as independent countries. The Soviet Union won 1,204 medals. Germany is third with 1,091 medals.
Germany’s exact medal count is a point of contention, as Germany has not always competed as a unified country in the Olympics, which can lead to confusing medal counts. At one point, the Federal Republic of Germany team represented West Germany and the German Democratic Republic team represented East Germany.
While the United States leads the overall medal count, it does not hold the top spot in Winter Olympic medals. Norway dominates it, with 404 medals won in the Winter Games.
The USA, with 330, and Germany, with 286, are next in the Winter Olympics ranking.
Which countries have the most Olympic gold medals?
The U.S. has the most gold medals overall: 1,220 in total, according to the Olympic Foundation. In second place, the Soviet Union won 473 gold medals. Germany is third, with 355 gold medals.
Great Britain, France, Italy, China, Sweden and Norway have each won more than 200 gold medals, according to the Olympic Foundation.
The specific Winter Olympics rankings see Norway at the top with 148 gold medals, followed by the USA and Germany with 114 and 113 gold medals respectively.
Which athlete has the most Olympic medals overall?
American swimmer Michael Phelps He is the Olympic athlete with the most medals. Phelps, who made his Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has 23 gold medals, three silver and two bronze, won in five games.
Former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina she is the most successful female Olympian, with 18 Olympic medals: nine gold, five silver and four bronze.
Norwegian skier Marit Bjørgen became the most decorated Winter Olympian in 2018 when she won her eighth gold medal, bringing her total to 15 medals.
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Ole Einar Bjørndalen, a Norwegian skier, also has the most medals by a male Winter Olympian, with 14.
Speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, who has won eight medals in three Winter Olympics, holds the No. 1 spot for the U.S. Winter Olympians.
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Which athletes have the most Olympic gold medals?
Phelps isn’t just the most decorated Olympian; he is also the athlete with the most Olympic gold medals, having won 23 gold medals in five games. And Latynina, in addition to being the overall winningest female Olympian, also holds the record for the most Olympic golds by a female athlete. He competed in three matches, starting in Melbourne in 1956.
Skiers Bjørgen and Bjørndalen, with eight gold medals each, are tied with Bjørn Dæhlie—another Norwegian skier—for the record for the most gold medals among Winter Olympians.