Beijing 2022's fantastic four and their five medals

Among the plethora of firsts and major feats at Beijing 2022, the achievements of the fantastic four and the five medals they each won rank among the top highlights of these Games.

The quartet shifted the boundaries of their sport and, in the process, joined an exclusive club of Winter Olympians to have won a handful of medals at a single Games. 

Fillon Maillet, Boe and Olsbu Roeiseland won 15 medals between them in the biathlon, while Bolshunov was the most successful cross-country skier at the cold-weather showpiece.

Norwegian sensation Johannes Thingnes Boe won an unprecedented four gold medals and a bronze to make up his collection. His four gold medals were one short of the record five U.S. speedskater Eric Heiden won at Lake Placid 1980.

The 28-year-old Boe won medals in five of the six events he participated in, including four golds in the 15km mass start, 10km sprint, men’s 4x7.5km relay and mixed relay 4x6km. He won bronze in the men’s 20km individual for good measure. Boe is only the second biathlete behind Norwegian legend Ole Einar Bjoerndalen to win four golds at a single Olympic Winter Games.

Boe now has eight career Olympic medals to his name after winning three – one gold and two silvers – in PyeongChang 2018.

"I thought, five medals in six races, four golds. Also the 15th gold medal for Norway during this Olympic Games. No one has ever done that before, so big day for the nation as well," Boe said after winning gold in the final men’s biathlon event of the Games.

"It means a lot. You cannot predict how the Olympic Games will be. My last years as a biathlete have been fantastic but it is the Games that matter and I'm really happy that I did my best biathlon in the Games, not only before and after. Very