The United States and Canada are 2 of 12 countries to have participated in every Winter Olympics.

The record for most medals in a single Winter Olympics is five, accomplished by eight different athletes.

No Winter Olympian has ever won four individual gold medals in the same event.

American speed skater Eric Heiden holds the record for most gold medals in a Winter Olympics with five in 1980.

Liechtenstein became the smallest nation to produce an Olympic gold when Hanni Wenzel won in 1980.

Bonnie Blair holds the American record for most Winter Olympic medals with six.

Norwegian Biathlete, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, with nine Winter Olympic medals, can break the all-time record of 12 in 2010.

In 2006, Italy was the first host country to not improve its medal total from the previous Winter Olympics since 1928.