- In Chamonix in 1924 and St Moritz in 1928, the medal presentation ceremonies traditionally took place at the Games Closing Ceremony. Since 1932 in Lake Placid, the Olympic medals have been presented after each competition.
- The medals must have a minimum diameter of 70mm and be 3mm thick. The medal for first place must be gilded with at least 6g of pure gold.
- The largest and heaviest medals ever awarded to medal winners at an Olympics was at the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. They were 100 millimeters in diameter, four millimeters thick and weighed 342 grams.
- The names of all the medalists are engraved on the walls of the main stadium where the Olympic Games take place.
- The most gold medals won at one edition of the Winter Games is five by USA athlete Eric Heiden in speed skating in 1980. For women, the record number of gold medals at a single Winter Olympics is four by Lydia Skoblikova (URS) in speed skating in 1964.
- The most medals won by any athlete at the Winter Olympic Games is 15 by cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen of Norway (8 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze).
- Norway has won the most number of total medals at the Winter Games. See the all-time medal tally.
- In 2014, two gold medals, to Dominique Gisin of Switzerland and Tina Maze of Slovenia, were awarded for a first-place tie in the Women's downhill event in alpine skiing, the first gold medal tie ever for an Olympic alpine skiing event. No silver medal was awarded.
- At the 2014 Winter Olympics the Russian team finished on top of the medal table at the completion of the Games. Subsequently several athletes were stripped of their medals for doping violations and the country dropped down the medal table.
Related Pages
- All about Winter Olympics Medal and Winners
- Medal Designs — all about the Winter Olympics medal designs and composition.
- All Time Medal Tally — total medals won for every country
- Summer Olympics Medal Tallys
- Winter Olympics main page.
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