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Winter Olympic Games

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Participating Countries: Norway

  • Norway has won the most number of medals at the Winter Games.

  • The most medals won by any athletes at the Winter Olympic Games is 12 by cross-country skier Bjorn Dählie of Norway.

  • Only four athletes have ever won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games, including Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway.

  • Norwegian Sonja Henie won three consecutive gold medals in figure skating, winning the first at the St Moritz Winter Olympics in 1928 at the age of 15.