Winter Olympics 2022 - Norway break record for golds at a single Games with Johannes Thingnes Boe victory

Medal table leaders Norway showed off their Winter Olympic dominance by winning a record 15th gold at a single Games. Johannes Thingnes Boe brought up his fourth Beijing title with victory in biathlon’s 15km mass start. Ad/> Six of the 15 gold medals come from biathlon, and between Boe and Marte Olsbu Roeiseland — who has claimed three golds — the pair have contributed to all of them, including teaming up in the mixed relay.

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«There are quite a few reasons why we're a superpower in the winter sports. It has something to do with the format of the competitions,» said Norway's chef de mission Tore Oevreboe before they achieved the 15th. /> «At the top level, we are very, very professional.

We have very professional national teams and we are working closely together with the national teams, working across the sports, so they learn from each other.» The landmark beats the previous record of 14, which Germany and Norway equalled at Pyeongchang, after Canada got there first at Vancouver 2010. However, Canada's 14 golds in 2010 came when there was only a total of 86 medal events, compared to 109 chances for a gold in Beijing. There were 103 medal events in Pyeongchang.