Alberto Tomba. Tomba won gold in men's slalom and giant slalom at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
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.
Prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canadian cross country skier Chandra Crawford has won 1 gold medal, that in women's 1.1 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
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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.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway with 12 (8 gold, 4 silver).
Cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway (8 gold, 4 silver).
That is cross country skier Bjorn Daehlie of Norway who won 12 medals (8 gold, 4 silver) at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Games. His 8 gold medals is also the most gold that an athlete has won in the Winter Games.
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.
As of the 2010 Games in Vancouver, that is cross country skier Raisa Smetanina of USSR who won 10 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze) at the 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992 Winter Games.
Alberto Tomba. Tomba won gold in men's slalom and giant slalom at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
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.
Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil won two Olympic medals, a gold in moguls at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin and a silver in moguls at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Alisa Peta Camplin is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third to receive a bronze medal. She is the first Australian skier to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics, making her one of Australia's best skiers.
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.