Skating

Facts

Disciplines Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track Speed Skating
Participants 4064
NOCs 64
Competitions held 362
Distinct events 54
IF International Skating Union

Description

All-time medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Netherlands NED 52 49 44 145
United States USA 50 46 49 145
Soviet Union URS 34 26 24 84
Republic of Korea KOR 32 27 16 75
Norway NOR 31 31 31 93
Canada CAN 26 40 42 108
Russian Federation RUS 21 15 9 45
Germany GER 19 20 13 52
People's Republic of China CHN 16 22 17 55
Sweden SWE 14 7 7 28
East Germany GDR 11 15 13 39
Japan JPN 9 14 17 40
Austria AUT 8 11 7 26
Finland FIN 8 9 9 26
Italy ITA 5 7 12 24
Great Britain GBR 5 3 8 16
France FRA 4 3 7 14
ROC ROC 3 7 5 15
Czechia CZE 3 2 3 8
Unified Team EUN 3 1 2 6
West Germany FRG 3 0 2 5
Hungary HUN 2 2 6 10
Belgium BEL 2 1 3 6
Poland POL 1 2 3 6
Czechoslovakia TCH 1 1 3 5
Australia AUS 1 0 1 2
Ukraine UKR 1 0 1 2
Bulgaria BUL 0 2 1 3
Switzerland SUI 0 2 1 3
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 0 1 1 2
Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 0 2 2
Spain ESP 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Ireen Wüst NED 6 5 2 13
Viktor An KOR
RUS
6 0 2 8
Lidiya Skoblikova RUS
URS
6 0 0 6
Claudia Pechstein GER 5 2 2 9
Clas Thunberg FIN 5 1 1 7
Bonnie Blair USA 5 0 1 6
Eric Heiden USA 5 0 0 5
Sven Kramer NED 4 2 3 9
Ivar Ballangrud NOR 4 2 1 7
Charles Hamelin CAN 4 1 1 6
Wang Meng CHN 4 1 1 6

Event types

Discipline Name Gender Still contested? Times held?
Figure Skating Singles Men 26
Figure Skating Singles Women 26
Figure Skating Pairs Mixed 26
Figure Skating Ice Dancing Mixed 14
Figure Skating Team Mixed 3
Figure Skating Singles Boys 3
Figure Skating Singles Girls 3
Figure Skating Pairs Mixed Youth 3
Figure Skating Ice Dancing Mixed Youth 3
Figure Skating Team Mixed Youth 3
Figure Skating Special Figures Men 1
Short Track Speed Skating 500 metres Men 9
Short Track Speed Skating 1,000 metres Men 10
Short Track Speed Skating 1,500 metres Men 7
Short Track Speed Skating 5,000 metres Relay Men 10
Short Track Speed Skating 500 metres Women 10
Short Track Speed Skating 1,000 metres Women 9
Short Track Speed Skating 1,500 metres Women 7
Short Track Speed Skating 3,000 metres Relay Women 10
Short Track Speed Skating 2,000 metres Relay Mixed 1
Short Track Speed Skating 500 metres Boys 3
Short Track Speed Skating 1,000 metres Boys 3
Short Track Speed Skating 1,500 metres Boys 0
Short Track Speed Skating 500 metres Girls 3
Short Track Speed Skating 1,000 metres Girls 3
Short Track Speed Skating 1,500 metres Girls 0
Short Track Speed Skating 3,000 metres Relay Mixed Youth 3
Short Track Speed Skating 3,000 m Men 1
Short Track Speed Skating 3,000 m Women 1
Speed Skating 500 metres Men 24
Speed Skating 1,000 metres Men 13
Speed Skating 1,500 metres Men 24
Speed Skating 5,000 metres Men 24
Speed Skating 10,000 metres Men 24
Speed Skating Mass Start Men 2
Speed Skating Team Pursuit (8 laps) Men 5
Speed Skating 500 metres Women 18
Speed Skating 1,000 metres Women 18
Speed Skating 1,500 metres Women 18
Speed Skating 3,000 metres Women 17
Speed Skating 5,000 metres Women 10
Speed Skating Mass Start Women 2
Speed Skating Team Pursuit (6 laps) Women 5
Speed Skating 500 metres Boys 3
Speed Skating 1,500 metres Boys 3
Speed Skating 3,000 metres Boys 1
Speed Skating Mass Start Boys 3
Speed Skating 500 metres Girls 3
Speed Skating 1,500 metres Girls 3
Speed Skating 3,000 metres Girls 1
Speed Skating Mass Start Girls 3
Speed Skating Team Sprint Mixed Youth 2
Speed Skating Relay Mixed Youth 0
Speed Skating Allround Men 1