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Who’s winning and leading for the games

As the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games get into full swing, all eyes are on the Olympics medal count. Germany currently leads the gold medal count with five, while Norway leads the total medal tally with 11, buoyed by the Men’s Cross-Country Skiing events on Sunday. Canada has 10 medals, three of them in Snowboarding events, while the Netherlands have 10 medals, many of them in speed skating, and Lim Hyojun brought home the first medal, a gold, for hosts South Korea in the Short Track Speed Skating on Saturday.

As the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games get into full swing, all eyes are on the Olympics medal count. Germany currently leads the gold medal count with five, while Norway leads the total medal tally with 11, buoyed by the Men’s Cross-Country Skiing events on Sunday. Canada has 10 medals, three of them in Snowboarding events, while the Netherlands have 10 medals, many of them in speed skating, and Lim Hyojun brought home the first medal, a gold, for hosts South Korea in the Short Track Speed Skating on Saturday.

Here’s a brief rundown of the winners and Olympic medals each country has won so far:

Norway, 11 medals

Gold: 3 medals
• Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s Sprint Classic
• Simen Hegstad Krueger, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s 15km + 15km Skiathlon
• Maren Lundby, Ski Jumping, Ladies’ Normal Hill Individual

Silver: 5 medals
• Martit Bjoergen, Cross-Country Skiing, Ladies’ 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon
• Maiken Caspersen Falla, Cross-Country Skiing, Ladies’s Sprint Classic
• Johann Andre Forfang, Ski Jumping, Men’s Normal Hill Individual
• Marte Olsbu, Biathlon, Women’s 7.5km Sprint
• Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s Men’s 15km + 15km Skiathlon

Bronze: 3 medals
• Hans Christer Holund, Cross-country Skiing, Men’s 15km + 15km Skiathlon
• Robert Johansson, Ski Jumping, Men’s Normal Hill Individual
• Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Speed Skating, Men’s 5,000m

Canada, 10 medals

Canada's gold medal-winning team celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event on Feb. 12, 2018.
Canada's gold medal-winning team celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event on Feb. 12, 2018.

Gold: 3 medals
• Curling, Mixed Doubles
• Figure Skating, Team Event
• Mikael Kingsbury, Freestyle Skiing, Men’s Moguls

Silver: 4 medals
• Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Freestyle Skiing, Ladies’ Moguls
• Max Parrot, Snowboarding, Men’s Slopestyle
• Ted-Jan Bloemen, Speed Skating, Men’s 5,000m
• Laurie Blouin, Snowboarding, Ladies’ Slopestyle

Bronze: 3 medals
• Kim Boutin, Short Track Speed Skating, Ladies’ 500m
• Alex Gough, Luge, Women’s Singles
• Mark McMorris, Snowboarding, Men’s Slopestyle

Netherlands, 10 medals

Gold medal winner Ireen Wust of The Netherlands reacts during the victory ceremony after winning the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on Feb. 12, 2018.
Gold medal winner Ireen Wust of The Netherlands reacts during the victory ceremony after winning the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on Feb. 12, 2018.

Gold: 4 medals
• Carlijn Achtereekte, Speed Skating, Ladies’ 3,000m
• Sven Kramer, Speed Skating, Men’s 5,000m
• Kjeld Nuis, Speed Skating, Men’s 1,500m
• Ireen Wust, Speed Skating, Ladies’ 1,500m

Silver: 4 medals
• Sjinkie Knegt, Short Track Speed Skating, Men’s 1,500m
• Patrick Roest, Speed Skating, Men’s 1,500m
• Yara van Kerkhof, Short Track Speed Skating, Ladies’ 500m
• Ireen Wurst, Speed Skating, Ladies’ 3,000m

Bronze: 2 medals
• Antoinette De Jong, Speed Skating, Ladies’ 3,000m
• Marrit Leenstra, Speed Skating, Ladies’ 1,500m

Germany, 9 medals

Gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany poses during the medal ceremony after the Women's Biathlon 10km Pursuit Feb 13, 2018.
Gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany poses during the medal ceremony after the Women's Biathlon 10km Pursuit Feb 13, 2018.

Gold: 5 medals
• Laura Dahlmeier, Biathlon, Women’s 7.5km Sprint
• Laura Dahlmeier, Biathlon, Women’s 10km Pursuit
• Natalie Geisenberger, Luge, Women’s Singles
• Arnd Peiffe, Biathlon, Men’s 10km Sprint
• Andreas Wellinger, Ski Jumping, Men’s Normal Hill Individual

Silver: 2 medals
• Katharina Althaus, Ski Jumping, Ladies’ Normal Hill Individual
• Dajana Eitberger, Luge, Women’s Singles

Bronze: 2 medals
• Johannes Ludwig, Luge, Men’s Singles
• Benedikt Doll, Biathlon, Men’s 12.5km Pursuit

United States, 7 medals

Redmond Gerard in the middle, Snowboarding, Men’s Slopestyle
Redmond Gerard in the middle, Snowboarding, Men’s Slopestyle

Gold: 4 medals
• Redmond Gerard, Snowboarding, Men’s Slopestyle
• Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding, Ladies’ Slopestyle
• Chloe Kim, Snowboarding, Ladies’ Halfpipe
• Shaun White, Snowboarding, Men’s Halfpipe

Silver: 1 medal
• Chris Mazdzer, Luge, Men’s Singles

Bronze: 2 medals
• Figure Skating, Team Event
• Arielle Gold, Snowboarding, Ladies’ Halfpipe
• France, 5 medals

Gold: 2 medals
• Perrine Laffont, Freestyle Skiing, Ladies’ Moguls
• Martin Fourcade, Biathlon, Men’s 12.5km Pursuit

Silver: 1 medal
• Alexis Pinturault, Skiing, Men’s Alpine Combined

Bronze: 2 medals
• Anais Bescond, Biathlon, Women’s 10km Pursuit
• Victor Muffat-Jeandet, Skiing, Men’s Alpine Combined

Russia, 5 medals

Silver: 1 medal
• Figure Skating, Team Event

Bronze: 4 medals
• Curling, Mixed Doubles
• Alexander Bolshunov, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s Sprint Classic
• Yulia Belorukova, Cross-Country Skiing, Ladies’ Sprint Classic
• Semen Elistratov, Short Track Speed Skating, Men’s 1,500m

Japan, 4 medals

Silver: 1 medal
• Miho Takagi, Speed Skating, Ladies’ 1,500m
• Ayumu Hirano, Snowboarding, Mens’ Halfpipe

Bronze: 2 medals
• Daichi Hara, Freestyle Skiing, Men’s Moguls
• Sara Takanashi, Ski Jumping, Ladies’ Normal Hill Individual

Italy, 3 medals

Gold: 1 medal
• Arianna Fontana, Short Track Speed Skating, Ladies’ 500s

Silver: 1 medal
• Federico Pellegrino, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s Sprint Classic

Bronze: 1 medal
• Dominik Windisch, Biathlon, Men’s 10km Sprint

Sweden, 3 medals

Gold: 2 medals
• Charlotte Kalla, Cross-Country Skiing, Ladies’ 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon
• Stina Nilsson, Cross-Country Skiing, Ladies’ Sprint Classic

Silver: 1 medal
• Sebastian Samulsson, Biathlon, Men’s 12.5km Pursuit

Austria, 2 medals

Gold: 2 medals
• David Gleirscher, Luge, Men’s Singles
• Marcel Hirscher, Skiing, Men’s Alpine Combined

Czech Republic, 2 medals

Silver: 1 medal
• Michal Krcmar, Biathlon, Men’s 10km Sprint

Bronze: 1 medal
• Veronika Vitkova, Biathlon, Women’s 7.5km Sprint

Finland, 2 medals

Bronze: 2 medals
• Krista Parmakoski, Cross-country Skiing, Ladies’ 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon
• Enni Rukajarvi, Snowboarding, Ladies’ Slopestyle

South Korea, 2 medals

Gold: 1 medal
• Lim Hyojun, Short Track Speed Skating, Men’s 1,500m

Bronze: 1 medal
• Kim Min Seok, Speed Skating, Men’s 1,500m

Australia, 2 medals

Silver: 1 medal
• Matt Graham, Freestyle Skiing, Men’s Moguls

Bronze: 1 medal
• Scotty James, Snowboarding, Halfpipe

China, 1 medal
Silver: 1 medal
• Liu Jiayu, Snowboarding, Ladies’ Halfpipe

Kazakhstan, 1 medal
Bronze: 1 medal
• Yulia Galysheva, Freestyle Skiing, Ladies’ Moguls

Slovakia, 1 medal
Silver: 1 medal
• Anastasiya Kuzmina, Biathlon, Women’s 10km Pursuit

Switzerland, 1 medal
Silver: 1 medal
• Curling, Mixed Doubles

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