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Winter Olympic Games

Games	Year	Venue	Competitors	Sports	Events	Leading nation
¹ Soviet Union won 10 gold medals to East Germany's 9, but only 22 in total
² East Germany won 9 gold medals to the USSR's 6, but only 24 in total
³ Russia won 11 gold medals to Norway's 10, but only 23 in total
I	1924	Chamonix, France	258	5	14	Norway (17)
II	1928	St Moritz, Switzerland	464	6	14	Norway (15)
III	1932	Lake Placid, USA	252	5	14	USA (12)
IV	1936	Garmisch, Germany	668	6	17	Norway (15)
V	1948	St Moritz, Switzerland	669	7	22	Norway/Sweden (10)
VI	1952	Oslo, Norway	694	6	22	Norway (16)
VII	1956	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	820	6	24	Soviet Union (14)
VIII	1960	Squaw Valley, USA	665	6	27	Soviet Union (21)
IX	1964	Innsbruck, Austria	1091	8	34	Soviet Union (25)
X	1968	Grenoble, France	1158	8	35	Norway (14)
XI	1972	Sapporo, Japan	1006	8	35	Soviet Union (16)
XII	1976	Innsbruck, Austria	1123	8	37	Soviet Union (27)
XIII	1980	Lake Placid, USA	1072	8	38	East Germany (23)¹
XIV	1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	1274	8	39	Soviet Union (25)²
XV	1988	Calgary, Canada	1423	8	46	Soviet Union (29)
XVI	1992	Albertville, France	1801	10	57	Germany (26)
XVII	1994	Lillehammer, Norway	1737	10	61	Norway (26)³
XVIII	1998	Nagano, Japan	2302	13	68	Germany (29)
XIX	2002	Salt Lake City, USA	2400	15	78	Germany (35)

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