A brand new stats account dedicated to the Olympic Games. We will post about medal winners, historic records and all kinds of other interesting facts. Make sure to follow us! #Olympics#MilanoCortina2026
🆕 - The five athletes to win at least six gold medals 🥇 at a single #Olympics:
8⃣ - Michael Phelps (USA, 2008)
7⃣ - Mark Spitz (USA, 1972)
6⃣ - Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR, 2026)
6⃣ - Michael Phelps (USA, 2004)
6⃣ - Vitaly Scherbo (EUN, 1992)
6⃣ - Kristin Otto (GDR, 1988)
🥇 - Oriol Cardona🇪🇸 is the first Olympic champion in the men's ski mountaineering event. He hands Spain🇪🇸 its second gold medal at the Winter Games, after Francisco Fernández Ochoa🇪🇸 won the men's slalom in Sapporo🇯🇵 in 1972. #MilanoCortina2026#Olympics2026#Olympics
⛷️ - Mikaela Shiffrin🇺🇸 (2014, 2026) is the second female alpine skier to win multiple Olympic gold medals🥇 in the women's slalom event, after Vreni Schneider🇨🇭 (1988, 1994). #MilanoCortina2026#Olympics2026#Olympics#AlpineSkiing
🏒 - United States🇺🇸 and Canada🇨🇦 will contest the women's ice hockey final at the Olympic Games for the seventh time. Canada won four of those previous six gold medal🥇 games.
Canada🇨🇦: 2002, 2010, 2014, 2022
Team USA🇺🇸: 1998, 2018
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Alpine Skiing⛷️ - Federica Brignone🇮🇹 is the second female skier to win gold🥇 in both the Super-G and giant slalom at the same Winter Olympics, after her compatriot Deborah Compagnoni🇮🇹 in 1994. #MilanoCortina2026#Olympics2026#Olympics#AlpineSkiing
Ski Jumping – Domen Prevc 🇸🇮🥇 adds more Olympic silverware to the Prevc family’s medal collection. The four siblings have now won 10 medals between them!
Domen: 🥇🥇
Peter: 🥇🥈🥈🥉
Cene: 🥈
Nika: 🥇🥈
#Olympics2026#Olympics#SkiJumping
⛸️ - Jordan Stolz🇺🇸 is the fourth speed skater - male or female - to achieve the 500m-1000m double at a single Winter Olympics, after Lidiya Skoblikova (1964), Eric Heiden (1980) and Bonnie Blair (1992 & 1994). #MilanoCortina2026#Olympics2026#Olympics
🌎 - Lucas Pinheiro Braathen's🇧🇷 victory🥇 in the men's giant slalom⛷️handed South America its first ever medal at the Olympic Winter Games. History. #MilanoCortina2026#Olympics2026#Olympics
8⃣ - Johannes Høsflot Klæbo🇳🇴 equals three other Norwegians on a joint-record eight gold medals🥇 at the Olympic Winter Games👏
- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (CCS)
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Biathlon)
- Bjørn Dæhlie (CCS)
- Marit Bjørgen (CCS)
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Franjo von Almen🇨🇭 is the 3⃣rd man to win as many as 3 gold medals🥇 in alpine skiing at a single Olympic Games, after Toni Sailer🇦🇹 (3 in 1956) and Jean-Claude Killy🇫🇷 (3 in 1968). #MilanoCortinaOlympic2026#os2026
Dominik Paris🇮🇹 claims his first Olympic medal at his fifth Olympic Winter Games. The 36-year-old made his Olympic debut in Vancouver in 2010. #Olympics#MilanoCortina2026
Italy🇮🇹 claims multiple Olympic medals in a men’s Alpine Skiing event for the first time since 1992, when Josef Polig and Gianfranco Martin won gold🥇 and silver🥈 in the Combined. #Olympics#MilanoCortina2026
Franjo von Allmen🇨🇭 succeeds his countryman Beat Feuz🇨🇭, who won the men’s downhill at Beijing 2022. Switzerland is the second NOC to win this event at consecutive Olympic Winter Games, after Austria🇦🇹 in 1976-1980 (Klammer, Stock). #MilanoCortina2026
First gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games:
2026 – F. Von Allmen🇨🇭 (Alpine Skiing)
2022 – T. Johaug🇳🇴 (CCS)
2018 – C. Kalla🇸🇪 (CCS)
2014 – S. Kotsenburg🇺🇸 (Snowboard)
2010 – S. Ammann🇨🇭 (Ski Jumping)
2006 – M. Greis🇩🇪 (Biathlon)
2002 – S. Belmondo🇮🇹 (CCS)
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