The addition of less traditional winter sports after 1992 has given the opportunity to new countries to climb up in the rankings

Scandinavian countries dominated in the first three decades.

Soviet Union consistently ranked first or second in the medals table since its debut until the collapse of the bloc in 1989.

The addition of less traditional winter sports after 1992 has given the opportunity to new countries to climb up in the rankings

Soviet Union consistently ranked first or second in the medals table since its debut until the collapse of the bloc in 1989.

Scandinavian countries dominated in the first three decades.