Top 10 Countries at the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics seem to sometimes live in the shadows of its bigger, more wide-reaching Summer equivalent, but its goal and appeal is still incredibly important and unifying. Different countries have different highlights of their nation’s accomplishments at the winter games, whether it’s in ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, luge, or any other winter sport you could compete in for a medal. The 10 countries on this list are the very cream of the crop in winter sports throughout the duration of the winter games’ existence, with a well-balanced total between gold, silver and bronze medals for each – though several have counts in the triple digits for all of them. Since some countries that are technically among the top 10 no longer exist, their medal totals are combined with those of the country they are now a part of – for example, East and West Germany’s totals are combined with Germany’s current total, Yugoslavia’s totals are combined with Serbia’s, and the Soviet Union’s totals are combined with Russia’s as well as the “Unified Team” that competed in the 1992 games in Albertville. 2014 will bring the world the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, giving these 10 countries a chance to bump up their medal count even more and give the rest of us the chance to be wowed by their athletes’ individual abilities – and if they’re lucky enough, win medals and instill a massive sense of national pride in the fans watching back home in their respective countries. Furthermore, the Olympics are a jumping-off point for these athletes to become massive heroes in their home countries, or start off a career that can eventually be among the most celebrated in their sport. Either way, the Olympics can be beneficial for athletes’ development of their skills as well as national pride. Let’s take a look at the 10 countries that have used the winter games to the best of their advantage.

Top 10 Countries at the Winter Olympics by MojoSupreme