Beijing Winter Olympics Medal Table

Beijing Winter Olympics medal list: Norway, Germany, China, the United States, Sweden and others.

1, Norway

Norway is a winter sports powerhouse, which once won the first place in the gold medal list in seven consecutive Winter Olympics from 1924 to 1952. In the Beijing Winter Olympics, Norway once again showed its dominance in snow and ice sports, **** harvested 16 gold medals, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals, with a total of 37 medals ranked first in the medal table.

Norway's most successful event at the Winter Olympics was cross-country skiing,*** with nine gold medals, including the traditional events of the men's 50-kilometer classical, the women's 30-kilometer classical, the men's 4×10-kilometer relay and the women's 4×5-kilometer relay.

2, Germany

Germany is another winter sports powerhouse, having won first place in the gold medal table at four consecutive Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2006. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Germany followed Norway and ****reaped 12 gold, 10 silver and five bronze medals to finish second on the medal table with a total of 27 medals.

Germany's most successful event at the Winter Olympics was speed skating,*** which won six gold medals, including the men's 500 meters, women's 500 meters, women's 1,000 meters, women's 1,500 meters, women's 3,000 meters and women's team pursuit. Germany also won gold medals in snowmobile, steel-framed snowmobile, figure skating and short track speed skating.

3. China

China is the host country and a rising star in winter sports, having finished fifth in the gold medal standings at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, China made history,**** collecting nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to finish third on the medal table with a total of 15 medals.

China's most successful event at the Winter Olympics was short-track speed skating,*** which won five gold medals, including the men's 500 meters, women's 500 meters, women's 1,000 meters, women's 1,500 meters and women's 3,000-meter relay. China also won gold medals in figure skating, freestyle skiing and snowboarding.

4, the United States

The United States is the dominant summer sport and a strong rival in winter sports, having won the first place in the gold medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the U.S. was slightly less impressive,**** collecting eight gold, 10 silver and seven bronze medals to finish fourth on the medal table with a total of 25 medals.

The U.S.'s most successful event at the Winter Olympics was freestyle skiing,*** which won four gold medals, including in men's aerials, women's aerials, men's slopestyle and women's slopestyle. The U.S. also won gold medals in snowboarding, figure skating and curling.

5, Sweden

Sweden is one of the Nordic countries and a traditional powerhouse in winter sports, and at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sweden **** harvested eight gold medals, five silvers and five bronzes, placing it fifth in the medal table with a total of 18 medals.

Sweden's most successful sport at the Winter Olympics was curling,**** which won three gold medals, including in men's, women's and mixed pairs. In addition, Sweden also won gold medals in cross-country skiing, ski jumping and freestyle skiing.