Norway ‘s’ Number One’ on the medal list at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 24th Winter Olympic Games kicked off with a bang on the 4th in the Chinese capital Beijing. A total of 2,871 athletes from 91 countries took part in the 15-a-side event, which was held in complete frost.
Arif Khan, the only skier to represent India, was disappointed in both the races. Finland beat defending champions Russia 2-1 to win the gold medal for the first time on the final day of the competition yesterday in Ice Aggie. Norway topped the medal tally with 37 medals of 16 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze, followed by Germany with 27 medals of 12 gold, 10 silver and 5 bronze with 27 medals.
This is the ninth time that Norway has been crowned ‘Number One’ on the medal list. Hosts China finished 3rd (15 medals including 9 gold) and the United States (25 medals including 8 gold) placed 4th. Eileen Ku, 18, won a gold and a silver medal in the competition.
China has successfully completed the competition amid a series of controversies, including serious corona restrictions, a doping complaint against Russian young skater Camila Valieva, and diplomatic boycott by some countries condemning China’s human rights abuses.
The competition concluded at night with a parade of spectacular art performances, athletes and athletes at the Beijing National Stadium. Eventually the Olympic torch was extinguished and the flag was handed over to Italy, which will host the next Winter Olympics (2026).