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.
Janica Kostelic is the most famous female Croatian skier. She has won four Olympic gold medals and a World Cup.
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.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway with 12 (8 gold, 4 silver).
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.
what year did the US win the most summer Olympic medals?
As far as total medals go, England has won their most Summer Olympic medals in athletics and their most Winter Olympic medals in figure skating.
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
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.
There are loads of Norwegian skiers with 12 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. And that's only the golds.
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.