List of 2018 Winter Olympics medal winners

The 2018 Winter Olympics was held in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, between 9–25 February 2018.[1] The games featured 102 events in 15 sports, making it the first Winter Olympics to surpass 100 medal events. Four new disciplines in existing sports were introduced to the Winter Olympic programme in Pyeongchang, including big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing.[2][1]

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with medal winners from Russia, 28 February 2018

The Netherlands achieved a podium sweep in speed skating, in the women's 3,000 metres.[3] Norway achieved a podium sweep in cross-country skiing, in the men's 30 km skiathlon.[4] Germany achieved a podium sweep in nordic combined, in the individual large hill/10 km.[5]

Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen won five medals (two gold, one silver, and two bronze), the most of any athlete at the 2018 games.[6] With 15 total Olympic medals, she also became the most decorated athlete in Winter Olympics history.[7] Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla finished with four medals (one gold, three silver), as did her compatriot and fellow cross-country skier Stina Nilsson (one gold, two silvers, one bronze) and Russian cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov (three silver, one bronze) who was competing for the Olympic Athletes from Russia.[8] Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and French biathlete Martin Fourcade tied for the most gold medals, with three each.[9] Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic became the first female Winter Olympian to achieve a gold medal in two separate sports at a single Games, winning in both alpine skiing and snowboarding.[10]

Contents
  1. Alpine skiing
  2. Biathlon
  3. Bobsleigh
  4. Cross-country skiing
  5. Curling
  1. Figure skating
  2. Freestyle skiing
  3. Ice hockey
  4. Luge
  5. Nordic combined
  1. Short track speed skating
  2. Skeleton
  3. Ski jumping
  4. Snowboarding
  5. Speed skating
See also   References
  1. ^ a b "PyeongChang 2018 Olympics | Next Winter Games in Korea". International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Winter Olympics: Big air, mixed curling among new 2018 events". BBC Sport. 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ Jennings, Simon (10 February 2018). "Mighty Dutch fire ominous warning by sweeping podium". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympics: Krueger takes gold as Norway sweeps men's skiathlon podium". Kyodo News. 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (20 February 2018). "Rydzek leads Nordic combined podium sweep for Germany at Pyeongchang 2018". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Winter Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Bjoergen dominates in last Olympic race, wins 5th medal". The New Zealand Herald. Associated Press. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ^ Tansey, Joe (25 February 2018). "2018 Olympics: Athletes and Countries with Most Medals from Pyeongchang Games". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ^ Gallagher, Jack (25 February 2018). "From start to finish, Pyeongchang Olympics entertained and showcased splendid collection of global athletes". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. ^ Falkingham, Katie (24 February 2018). "Winter Olympics: History-maker Ester Ledecka wins gold in two sports". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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