Winter Olympics in Northern Italy: Many German athletes are hoping to win a medal at the 2026 Olympics.
Italy 116 desisyon 2026 Winter Olympics medal table
The Winter Olympics will be held in northern Italy from February 6 to 22.Many German athletes are hoping for positive results in the medal standings and many medals at the 2026 Olympics.
On the third day of the Olympics, Germany won its second gold medal.Skier Philipp Raimund surprisingly jumped to first place on average, having never won a World Cup."I don't know how I did it, but I'm very proud that I did it," he said after the ARD win.
In the men's alpine skiing team combination, freestyle skiing and speed skating events, as expected, German athletes did not reach the top places.
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- Skip the human chance: Philipp Raimund
- Men's Single Seat Tobogganing: Max Longenhagen
- Women's Alpine Skiing: Emma Eichinger
- Biathlon mixed relay: Justus Strelow, Philipp Nawrath, Vanessa Voigt and Franziska Preuß
Germany won the first three medals on the second day of the competition.Emma Eicher started with a silver medal drop in the race and shortly after won the bronze in the biathlon mixed relay team in a thrilling race.
The medal table for the 2026 Olympic Games includes the results of the Winter Games in Italy.Biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, bobsleigh, ice hockey or figure skating: the German Olympic team hopes to win as many medals as possible at the 2026 Winter Olympics.The goal is to be in the top 3 of the medal table.
2026 Olympics: Will be measured by these results
Four years ago in Beijing, the German athletes achieved decent results at the Winter Olympics.In the end, the German team took home twelve gold medals, ten silver and five bronze.Nine of the gold medals were in luge, luge and skeleton at the Winter Games.This means that the German team came second in the medal table. Only Norway fared better in terms of medals, winning a total of 16 gold medals.
The results of the athletes at the 2026 Olympics will also have to be measured. Because the achievements at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo will also be measured in the medal count of the 2026 Winter Games when comparing countries.
Medals at the Olympic Games: highest number of winners for Germany at the 2026 Olympic Games
The German national team will compete at the 2026 Olympics with 185 athletes from 15 sports, including two women and two men.73 of them have already participated in the Olympic Games, and 37 have won medals in the Winter Olympics.
The smallest teams at the Winter Olympics represent Germany in Nordic Combined and Ski Mountaineering (one each).The largest lineup of athletes competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics is ice hockey, with 48 athletes, followed by snowboarding (19) and bobsled (18).The youngest is 16-year-old ice hockey player Mathilda Hein.39-year-old ice hockey player Moritz Müller is the oldest athlete at the Winter Games in Italy.
1,146 medals will be awarded at the 2026 Olympics
There are 245 gold, 245 silver and 245 bronze medals for the 116th Olympic Games.The 79th Paralympic Games included 137 gold, 137 silver and 137 bronze medals.A total of 1,146 medals will be awarded at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The State Institute of Currency and Printing (IPZS) produced the medals for the 2026 Olympics using recycled materials from its own production waste.They consist of two halves with different textures connected by the Olympic or Paralympic symbol.All medals are eight centimeters in diameter and one centimeter thick.Gold and silver medals are 500 grams each and bronze medals are 420 grams.
Germany leads the all-time Winter Olympic medal table
It was the 25th Winter Olympics in history overall.The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.Since then, exactly 3,499 medals have been awarded.A total of 43 different countries have achieved the precious metal at least once during the Winter Games.But who tops the all-time medals table at the Winter Olympics?
A look at recent medal table history: Germany ranks first in the all-time rankings for results at the Winter Olympics.
Historic Winter Olympics medal list: Germany leads in gold medals
In total, Germany has ever 435 medals on the medal table.Athletes have won 162 gold, 155 silver and 118 bronze, surpassing other winter sports countries such as Norway and Denmark.
Even if we consider the all-time Winter Olympics medal table with only gold medals, Germany still ranks first.However, all medals won by the Federal Republic of Germany, the GDR and the German Reich are also counted here.
Medal table at the 2026 Olympics: The most successful athletes
Natalie Geisenberger is Germany's most successful athlete in Winter Olympic history.Luger, now 37, won a total of six gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2010-2022 Winter Games.At the international level, Geisenberger is ranked 8th. Norwegian skiing queen Marit Bjorgen leads the list with eight gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
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According to the games that will be held in Italy, it is possible that Germany will continue to hold the first place in the World Cup.It is more likely that the results of the medal count in the 2026 Olympic Games will follow the achievements of the Winter Games in China.
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- Information from dpa
