BACKGROUND The 10 most successful athletes at Winter Olympics
Berlin (dpa) - The 10 most successful athletes at the Winter Olympics with names, nationality, discipline, era and medal record (gold, silver, bronze, total). 1. Ole Einar Norway biathlon 1998-2014 8 4 1 13 Bjoerndalen 2. Bjoern Daehlie Norway cross-country 1992-1998 8 4 0 123. Marit Bjoergen Norway cross-country 2006-2014 6 3 1 104. Lyubov Egorova Russia cross-country 1992/1994 6 3 0 95. Victor An SKorea/ short track 2006-2014 6 0 2 8 Russia6. Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet speed skating 1960/1964 6 0 0 6 Union7. Claudia Pechstein Germany speed skating 1992-2014 5 2 2 98. Larisa Lazutina Russia cross-country 1992-2002 5 1 1 7Claas Thunberg Finland speed skating 1924/1928 5 1 1 710. Thomas Alsgaard Norway cross-country 1994-2002 5 1 0 6