Factbox-Olympics-Most prolific gold medal winners at Winter Games

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Cross-Country Skiing - Men's 50km Mass Start Classic - Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Lago, Italy - February 21, 2026. Gold medallist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway celebrates after the Men's 50km Mass Start Classic REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

TESERO, Italy, ⁠Feb 21 (Reuters) - List of ⁠the most prolific gold ‌medal winners at the Winter Olympics after Norwegian cross-country skier ​Johannes Klaebo won his ⁠11th career ⁠title at the Milano Cortina ⁠Games ‌on Saturday.

11 - Johannes Klaebo* (Norway) Cross-country skiing, ⁠2018–2026

8 - Marit Bjoergen (Norway) Cross-country skiing, ​2002–2018

8 - ‌Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway) Biathlon, 1998–2014

8 - ⁠Bjorn ​Daehlie (Norway) Cross-country skiing, 1992–1998

7 - Tobias Arlt* (Germany) Luge, 2014-2026

7 - ⁠Tobias Wendl* (Germany) Luge, 2014-2026

6 - ​Ireen Wust (Netherlands) Speed skating, 2006–2022

6 - Lyubov Yegorova (Unified Team/Russia) Cross-country ⁠skiing, 1992–1994

6 - Viktor Ahn (South Korea/Russia) Short-track speed skating, 2006–2014

6 - Martin Fourcade (France) Biathlon, 2010–2018

6 - ​Natalie Geisenberger (Germany) ⁠Luge, 2010–2022

6 - Lidiya Skoblikova (Soviet Union) ​Speed skating, ‌1960–1964

* denotes active athlete

(Compiled ​by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)