When the Winter Olympics open in 2022, thousands of athletes from dozens of countries will compete to bring glory to their nations and themselves. As with every Olympics, Team USA is expected to have a strong showing, thanks to the experience of many of its athletes.
Though Team USA is not quite as dominant in the Winter Olympics as it is in the Summer Games, many American athletes have skied, skated, and slid their way onto the medal podium multiple times, making them among the most decorated Winter Olympians in history.
To determine the Americans with the most individual medals won all-time at the Winter Olympics, 24/7 Tempo reviewed Olympics games medal counts from Olympedia.
Throughout the history of the 23 different Winter Olympic Games held, there have been 40 Americans who have earned at least three medals. These Olympians competed in team sports like ice hockey and bobsleigh and in individual competitions like speed skating and snowboarding.
Just three Americans have managed to earn more than five Winter Olympics medals. Despite this long list of multiple medal winners, Team USA actually does not have the most medals in Winter Olympics history. These are the countries with the most all-time gold medals in Winter Olympics history.
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13. Leah Poulos-Mueller
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 3 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1972, 1976, 1980
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13. Johnny Spillane
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 3 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Nordic Combined Skiing
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010
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13. Beatrix Loughran
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Figure Skating
> Games competed in: 1924, 1928, 1932
13. Jack Heaton
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Skeleton
> Games competed in: 1928, 1932, 1948
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13. Natalie Darwitz
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010
13. Elana Meyers Taylor
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Bobsleigh
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
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13. Amy Peterson
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
> Discipline: Short Track Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002
13. J. R. Celski
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
> Discipline: Short Track Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
13. Pat Martin
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Bobsleigh
> Games competed in: 1948, 1952
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13. Steve Holcomb
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Bobsleigh
> Games competed in: 2006, 2010, 2014
13. Gigi Marvin
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
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13. Hilary Knight
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
13. Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
13. Kacey Bellamy
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
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13. Meghan Duggan
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
13. Monique Lamoureux
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014, 2018
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13. Chris Witty
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
13. Sheila Young
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1972, 1976
13. Tricia Dunn-Luoma
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 1998, 2002, 2006
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13. Katie King
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 1998, 2002, 2006
13. Joey Cheek
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006
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13. Charlie White, Jr.
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Figure Skating
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014
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13. Meryl Davis
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Figure Skating
> Games competed in: 2010, 2014
13. Kelly Clark
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze
> Discipline: Snowboarding
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
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13. Lindsey Kildow-Vonn
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze
> Discipline: Alpine Skiing
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018
13. Mikaela Shiffrin
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 2 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Alpine Skiing
> Games competed in: 2014, 2018
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13. Jamie Anderson
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 2 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Snowboarding
> Games competed in: 2014, 2018
13. Shaun White
> Total medals: 3
> Medal breakdown: 3 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Snowboarding
> Games competed in: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
6. Julie Chu
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 0 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
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6. Dianne Holum
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1968, 1972
6. Angela Ruggiero
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
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6. Jenny Schmidgall-Potter
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Ice Hockey
> Games competed in: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
6. Julia Mancuso
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Alpine Skiing
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
6. Shani Davis
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 2 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
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6. Cathy Turner
> Total medals: 4
> Medal breakdown: 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Short Track Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1992, 1994, 1998
4. Chad Hedrick
> Total medals: 5
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 2006, 2010
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4. Eric Heiden
> Total medals: 5
> Medal breakdown: 5 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1976, 1980
2. Bode Miller
> Total medals: 6
> Medal breakdown: 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze
> Discipline: Alpine Skiing
> Games competed in: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
2. Bonnie Blair
> Total medals: 6
> Medal breakdown: 5 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
> Discipline: Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994
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1. Apolo Anton Ohno
> Total medals: 8
> Medal breakdown: 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze
> Discipline: Short Track Speed Skating
> Games competed in: 2002, 2006, 2010
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