Alberto Tomba.
Tomba won gold in men's slalom and giant slalom at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
In alpine skiing, that is Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway who won 8 Olympic medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) between 1992-2006. He won 3 gold and 1 bronze in Super G, 1 gold and 1 silver in combined, 1 silver in downhill, and 1 bronze in giant slalom.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the most medals won by a Swedish athlete is 9 by cross country skier Sixten Jernberg (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) and shooter Alfred Swahn (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze).
British alpine skier Chemmy Alcott has won numerous medals in British National competition but has not won an Olympic medal. She has represented Great Britain at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Games with her best finish being 11th in downhill at the 2006 Games in Turin.
Alpine skier Janica Kostelic of Croatia won 6 Olympic medals (4 gold, 2 silver). Gold - 1) Giant slalom at the 2002 Games. 2) Combined at the 2002 Games. 3) Slalom at the 2002 Games. 4) Combined at the 2006 Games. Silver - 1) Super G at the 2002 Games. 2) Super G at the 2006 Games. She has won the most medals of any athlete representing Croatia at the Olympics.
In alpine skiing, that is 51 year old Hubertus von Hohenlohe representing Mexico who is scheduled to compete in men's slalom and giant slalom.
The most successfull cross-country skier ever is Björn Dählie from Norway with in total 63 gold medals including 46 world cup wins, 9 world championships and 8 olympic golds. He has also taken 4 olympic silvers adding it up to 12 olympic medals.
The most successfull cross-country skier ever is Björn Dählie from Norway with in total 63 gold medals including 46 world cup wins, 9 world championships and 8 olympic golds. He has also taken 4 olympic silvers adding it up to 12 olympic medals.
That was Italian cross country skier Stefania Belmondo. She won 10 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze) in four Olympic competitions (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002).
The most successfull cross-country skier ever is Björn Dählie from Norway with in total 63 gold medals including 46 world cup wins, 9 world championships and 8 olympic golds. He has also taken 4 olympic silvers adding it up to 12 olympic medals.
Italian cross country skier Stefania Belmondo.
Janica Kostelic is the most famous female Croatian skier. She has won four Olympic gold medals and a World Cup.
Cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway (8 gold, 4 silver).
He was an Olympic Skier before his brain was put into a fish's body.
That would be Norwegian cross-country skier Bjorn Daehlie. He won 12 Olympic medals between 1992 and 1998, including 8 gold and 4 silver. The runner-up is Lyubov Yegorova of Russia, who holds the women's record with 9.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway with 12 (8 gold, 4 silver).
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie with 12 (8 gold, 4 silver). Dæhlie's 12 total medals and 8 gold medals is the Winter Olympics record for most total/gold medals won by an athlete.
The name of the Olympic skier who has an older brother with cerebral palsy is Alexandre Bilodeau. He is Canadian.