The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February. A total of 2,871 athletes from 91 nations participated in 109 events in seven sports across 15 disciplines.[1][2]
| 2022 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
 Johannes Thingnes Bø (pictured) tied with Quentin Fillon Maillet, Marte Olsbu Røiseland, and Alexander Bolshunov for most overall medals won at the 2022 Winter Olympics at five apiece. Bø led the gold medal count with four. | |
| Location | Beijing,  China |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  Norway (16) |
| Most total medals | Norway (37) |
| Medalling NOCs | 29 |
Legend:
represents countries that won at least one gold medal.
represents countries that won at least one silver medal but no gold medals.
represents countries that won only at least one bronze medal.
represents countries that did not win any medals.
Overall 29 nations received at least one medal, and 23 of them won at least one gold medal. Athletes from Norway won the most medals overall, with 37, and the most gold medals, with 16. The latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Winter Games.[3] Host nation China won nine gold medals surpassing its gold medal tally of five during the 2010 winter edition.[4] Athletes from that nation also won 15 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 11 at both the 2006 and 2010 winter editions.[5]
Biathletes Johannes Thingnes Bø, Quentin Fillon Maillet, and Marte Olsbu Røiseland, and cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov won the most total medals at the games with five each.[6] Bø also earned the most gold medals with four.[7] Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the first Winter Olympic gold medal for that nation.[8] Germany achieved a podium sweep in the men's two-man bobsleigh competition with Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis winning gold, Johannes Lochner and Florian Bauer earning silver, and Christoph Hafer and Matthias Sommer attaining bronze.[9]
Medal table
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The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation won, where a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.
Two bronze medals were awarded to Daniela Maier and Fanny Smith for a third-place tie in the freestyle women's ski cross event following a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[11]
- Key
‡ Changes in medal standings (see below)
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 16 | 8 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 |  Germany | 12 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 |  United States‡ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | China* | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 |  Austria | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 |  Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 |  ROC‡ | 5 | 12 | 15 | 32 |
| 10 |  France | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 |  Canada | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 12 |  Japan‡ | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 |  Italy | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 |  South Korea | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 |  Slovenia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 |  Finland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 |  New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 109 | 109 | 110 | 328 | |
Changes in medal standings
edit| Key | |
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| Color/Symbol | Meaning |
| § | Athlete whose medal was downgraded |
| ※ | Disqualified athlete |
| Ruling date | Sport/Event | Athlete (NOC) | 
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Total | Notes |
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| 29 January 2024 | Figure skating Team event |
-1 | +1 | 0 | On 29 January 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified Kamila Valieva for four years retroactive to 25 December 2021 for an anti-doping rule violation.[13] On 30 January 2024, the ISU re-allocated medals in the figure skating team event, upgrading the United States to gold and Japan to silver while downgrading the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to bronze.[14] | ||
| +1 | -1 | 0 | |||||
| +1 | -1 | 0 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Net change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROC
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−1 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| United States (USA)
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+1 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan (JPN)
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0 | +1 | −1 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Edmonds, Charlotte (4 February 2022). "Here's a Guide to New Events Debuting at the Winter Olympics". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Stuhlbarg, Nate (20 February 2022). "Norway Retains Title with most Medals at 2022 Winter Olympics". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "China, Japan Set New Medal Marks in Winter Olympics". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Stuhlbarg, Nate (20 February 2022). "Norway Retains Title with Most Medals at 2022 Winter Olympics". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (18 February 2022). "Norwegian Biathlete Boe Gets Fourth Beijing Olympics Gold Medal". Barron's. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (5 February 2022). "Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Wins New Zealand's First Ever Winter Olympic Gold". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Levinsohn, Dan (15 February 2022). "Germany Sweeps Two-Man Bobsled Podium with Friedrich, Lochner, Hafer". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Nee, Liam (16 February 2022). "Qi Guangpu seals Double Gold for China in Individual Aerials". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Court of Arbitration for Sport Media Release" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 13 December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "ISU Statement - Decision of CAS - Kamila Valieva (ROC)". isu.org. 30 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "BEIJING 2022 FIGURE SKATING TEAM EVENT RESULTS". International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.