BEIJING (KXAN) — Over the course of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, 327 medals were awarded in 109 different events.
KXAN is keeping track of the medal count in the table below. The convention used by the International Olympic Committee is to sort by the number of gold medals, then silver, then bronze. This means the country that wins the most medals overall may not necessarily be at the top of the table.
The first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games was won by Therese Johaug (Norway) in the women’s 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon (cross-country skiing). Natalia Nepryaeva (Russian Olympic Committee) won silver, and Teresa Stadlober (Austria) took bronze.
The chart below shows how the number of medals awarded to each country changed throughout the competition.
Team USA Medals
The first medal for the United States was claimed on Feb. 6. Julia Marino won silver in the women’s slopestyle (snowboarding). Here’s a look at all medals won by the United States in the 2022 Winter Olympics:
In 2018, the United States won a total of 23 medals, its fifth highest total ever. The 2010 Games, in Vancouver, saw the most medals for Team USA, with 37. Here’s a look at the medal totals over the past five Winter Olympics:
History Made
Three counties are celebrating Olympics firsts at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Haiti and Saudi Arabia both made their debut in the Winter Olympics. New Zealand won its first ever gold medal at a Winter Olympics.
All-Time Medal Count
When it comes to the all-time Winter Olympics medal count, Norway leads, with 368 total medals. Second place goes to the United States, with 305 medals won between Chamonix in 1924 and Pyeongchang in 2018. Germany takes the third spot, with 259 medals.
