The Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end on February 20, with the Chinese delegation ending with a record score of nine gold medals. On the final matchday of the competition, China finally held the top three position of the gold medal and pressed the United States. Looking back at the distribution of gold medals in this Winter Olympics, counting the top countries on the list, you will find a lot of very interesting information.
Norway in this Winter Olympics a ride in the dust, it has been to the top of the list for three consecutive years, as of this Winter Olympics, Norway has won a total of 148 gold medals, a small country of 5 million people can actually win medals in the Winter Olympics, which has to be amazing.
Looking at the establishment of the Winter Olympics, Norway's strength has its reasons. Just as in the Summer Olympics, the summer olympic gold medalists are from athletics and swimming, and the winter Olympic gold medalists have more snow than ice sports.
This year's Winter Olympics set up a total of 109 sub-events, which is the largest number of gold medals in the history of the Winter Olympic Games. The 109 minor events are divided into 7 major events, which are composed of 3 ice major events, skating, ice hockey, curling, and 4 snow sports, skiing, snowmobiling, sledding and winter biathlons.
These 7 major events are divided into 15 sub-events, arranged according to the number of gold medals, speed skating 14 gold, freestyle skiing 13 gold, cross-country skiing 12 gold, alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon 11 gold each, short track speed skating 9 gold. In this way, whoever can have an advantage in the snow project will definitely have a place in the medal table.
Norwegians have been called "countries born on skis" by winter sports circles, and this time their athletes have impressed the world at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Biathlon star Johannes Boy won four golds, skier Johog and biathlonist Roland won three golds each in the women's event, and only sending these three people to play in the Winter Olympics, Norway can reach the top three of the gold medal table.
If the Norwegian team is thriving because of its unique advantages in snow sports and the popularity of skiing, then the results of the German team are due to their national strength and rigorous style. The German team won 12 gold medals, for a total of 27 medals. In the gold medal project, they almost monopolized the three sub-items of sleds, bobsleighs and steel frame bobshoes. These projects that require precision design and scientific and technological strength fully reflect the German standard, the sled won four gold, the snowmobile three gold, the steel frame snowmobile two gold, with the three sub-items of 9 gold medals, Germany is also the top three strength of the gold medal list.
The Chinese team won the third place in the world this time, but it is still possible to be overtaken by the United States on the last matchday. The results of this year's United States can be described as bad, men and women curling failed to win gold, and the hot championship hockey failed to enter the final, of course, this also has the reason why the NFL does not allow players in the league to participate in the Winter Olympics.
However, the United States still showed great strength, the Americans are not biased, in the almost German monopoly of the snowmobile project won a gold, figure skating a total of 5 gold medals, the American team also got a valuable men's figure skating gold medal. In addition, in speed skating, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, the American team also has gold medals. In the medal table, the American team has a total of 25 medals, the number of silver medals is second only to Russia, and the german team is the same as 10 pieces, and the comprehensive strength is not bad.
Sweden's eight gold medals were more evenly distributed, with curling, freestyle skiing, speed skating, biathlon, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, and the Nordic countries' talent in snow and ice sports is enviable.
In contrast, the Dutch delegation, which is also the winner of the eight gold medals, is seriously biased, and all the gold medals come from the ice rink, including two golds in the short track and 6 golds in speed skating.
Russia won 32 medals at the Olympics, ranking second in the number of medals in the medal table, behind Norway with 37 medals. The Russian Olympic team performed poorly this year, and in the last gold medal, the men's major ice hockey event, Russia was reversed by Finland. But from their 12 silver medals and 14 bronze medals, Russia is a bit unlucky, the athletes are the top players in various sports, but they have lost a millimeter, that is, they have not been able to refine the medals into gold.
The achievements of the Chinese legion this year are proud of the Chinese people, and perhaps this will be a peak of China's ice and snow sports in the short term, just like China reached the top of the 2008 Olympic Games. However, judging from the development trend of China's ice and snow projects, more and more wealthy Chinese have become obsessed with winter sports. Ice and snow sports that have the strength to spend more money are also a manifestation of national strength. The Winter Olympic Gold Medal List is also a ranking list that highlights the comprehensive strength of the country, and is a comprehensive embodiment of national quality, scientific and technological strength, and sports performance!