At the XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Russian team managed to set a record for the number of awards won. For the first time since the collapse of the USSR, the Russian national team took part in the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, winning 23 medals. For 20 years this was our best result, which we managed to surpass only this year.
Well, how the teams of the countries participating in the "White" Olympics are located in the final standings, our today's Sochi 2014 Olympic team medal rating.
10. France (gold - 4, silver - 4, bronze - 7)
French athletes took gold in biathlon, snowboarding and freestyle. The most productive member of the national team was Martin Fourcade, who won 2 gold medals and one silver in biathlon.
9. Austria (gold - 4, silver - 8, bronze - 5)
The Austrians have won Olympic gold in biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing and luge sports. All the awards of the Austrian national team were given to the ski country with great difficulty.
8. Belarus (gold - 5, silver - 0, bronze - 1)
Belarusians won 3 awards of the highest standard in biathlon and 2 in freestyle. The biathlete Daria Domracheva, who will take away 3 gold medals from the Games, especially distinguished herself at the Olympics.
7.Switzerland (gold - 6, silver - 3, bronze - 2)
Swiss athletes have won gold in cross-country skiing, snowboarding and alpine skiing. The skier Dario Cologna scored more than others, who received 2 awards of the highest standard. The Swiss women's hockey team won the bronze medal at the Games.
6. Germany (gold - 8, silver - 6, bronze - 5)
The Germans took gold in alpine skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping and luge. Luge from Germany Tobias Arlt, Natalie Heisenberge, Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl each have 2 Olympic medals of the highest standard.
5. Netherlands (gold - 8, silver - 7, bronze - 9)
The Dutch impressed everyone with their skills in skating. It was in this discipline that athletes from the Netherlands won 6 gold medals. Four times the members of the national team occupied the entire podium - in men's 10,000, 5,000 and 500 meters, as well as 1,500 meters for women.
4. USA (gold - 9, silver - 7, bronze - 12)
Americans have received top honors in alpine skiing, snowboarding, freestyle and ice dancing. The women's ice hockey team won the silver medal at the Games.
3. Canada (gold - 9, silver - 10, bronze - 5)
Canadians have won gold in bobsleigh, curling, freestyle, hockey and short track speed skating. It is noteworthy, but not a single athlete of this team has won more than one medal.
2. Norway (gold - 11, silver - 5, bronze - 10)
The Norwegians were the strongest in biathlon, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. Skiers Marit Bjergen and Jorgen Graabak, as well as biathletes Ole Einar Bjerndalen and Emil Svendsen, received 2 gold medals each.
1.Russia (gold - 13, silver - 11, bronze - 9)
The Russians became the first in bobsleigh, skeleton, snowboarding, figure skating, biathlon and short track. The main stars of the current Olympics were Viktor An, who won 3 gold medals, as well as Tatyana Volossozhar and Maxim Trankov, who twice occupied the highest step of the podium.
A place | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | Russia | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
2 | Norway | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
3 | Canada | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
4 | USA | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
5 | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
6 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
7 | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
8 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Austria | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
10 | France | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |