1994 Winter Olympics

Highlights

For the first time, the Winter Olympics are not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
The Olympic flame is brought into the stadium by a ski jumper.
Local hero Johann Olav Koss won three speed skating events, setting three world records.
Vreni Schneider won a complete set of medals in Alpine skiing and Manuela Di Centa medaled in all five cross-country events. Myriam B�dard won both women's individual biathlon races.
Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin became the first repeat winners of the two-man bobsled. Pairs skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov repeated their 1988 Winter Olympics
A massive Norwegian crowd sees the Norwegian relay team being beaten by the Italians in the final metres of the cross country skiing relay. The crowd falls silent, but only briefly.

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russian Federation 11 8 4 23
2 Norway 10 11 5 26
3 Germany 9 7 8 24
4 Italy 7 5 8 20
5 United States of America 6 5 2 13
6 Korea 4 1 1 6
7 Canada 3 6 4 13
8 Switzerland 3 4 2 9
9 Austria 2 3 4 9
10 Sweden 2 1 0 3
11 Japan 1 2 2 5
12 Kazakhstan 1 2 0 3
13 Ukraine 1 0 1 2
14 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1
15 Belarus 0 2 0 2
16 Finland 0 1 5 6
17 France 0 1 4 5
18 Netherlands 0 1 3 4
19 China 0 1 2 3
20 Slovenia 0 0 3 3
21 Great Britain 0 0 2 2
22 Australia 0 0 1 1

Games of the XVII Winter Olympiad
Nations participating	67
Athletes participating	1,739 (522 women, 1,217 men)
Events	61 in 6 sports
Opening ceremonies	February 12, 1994
Closing ceremonies	February 27, 1994
Officially opened by	His Majesty King Harald V
Athlete's Oath	Vegard Ulvang
Judge's Oath:	Kari Karing
Olympic Torch	Crown Prince Haakon