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Participating Countries: Russia

Here is information about Russia at the Winter Olympic Games. Russian athletes prior to 1992 competed as part of the Soviet Union (USSR). In 1992, they competed as part of the Unified Team. See also USSR at the Winter Olympics for information about performances of Russian athletes before 1994. In 2014 the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.

• At Albertville in 1992, women's cross-country skier Raisa Smetanina of the Soviet Union won her 10th medal just before her 40th birthday to become the most successful, and oldest, Winter Olympic competitor, having participated in five Winter Games.

• At Lilehammer in 1994, Lyubov Yegorova of Russia won three cross-country skiing gold medals to match the Soviet speed skater Lydia Skoblikova's Olympic record of six gold medals.

• In Nagano in 1998 in the women's cross-country event, Russian Larissa Lazutina was the star taking home five medals (four in individual events) including two gold.

Related Pages

• see about USSR at the Winter Olympics.
• more Winter Olympics Countries
• Winter Olympics main page.
• about Sport in Russia