Winter Olympics Games: Records and Stats

Winter Olympics Games: Records and Stats

So, Olympic Games are approaching fast! People from all across the globe are waiting for this grand event eagerly. Vancouver will host the exciting 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada. In the Winter Olympic 2010, eighty six winter sports events will take place.

For Ice Sports lovers, there are some exciting sports events, such as Ice Hockey, Short Track Speed Skating, Luge, Bobsled, Figure Skating, Speed skating, Curling and Skeleton. On the other hand, Nordic Events include Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined.

Here are some major records of Winter Olympic Games.

List of Women participants who won highest medal are as follows:
• Cross Country - (URS/EUN) Raisa Smetanina won 10 medals, 1976- 1992
• Cross Country – (Italy) Stefania belmondo won 10 medals, 1992-2002
• Cross Country – (EUN/RUS) Lyubov Egorova won 9 medals, 1992-2002
• Biathlon – (Germany) Uschi Disl won 9 medals, 1992-2006
• Speed Skating – (Germany) Claudia Pechstein won 9 medals, 1992-2006.

List of Men participants who won highest medals are as follows:
• Cross Country – (Norway) Bjorn Daehlie won 12 medals, 1992-1998
• Biathlon – (Norway) Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won 9 medals, 1994-2006
• Cross Country – (Sweden) Sixten Jemberg won 9 medals, 1956 – 1964
• Alpine Skiing – (Norway) Kjetil Aamodt won 8 medals, 1992-2006

List of highest Women Gold Medalists are as follows:
• Speed Skating – (URS) Lydia Skoblikova won 6 Gold Medals, 1960 – 1964
• Cross Country – (URS/EUN/KAZ) Vladimir Smirnov won 4 Medals, 1988-1998

List of highest Men Gold Medalists are as follows:
• Speed Skating – (Finland) A Clas won 5 Medals, 1924-1928
• Speed Skating – (USA) Eric Heiden won 5 Medals, 1980
• Cross Country – (Norway) Thomas Alsgaard won 5 Medals, 1994 – 2002
• Biathlon – (Norway) Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won 5 Medals, 1994 -2002