Who has the most career Winter Olympics medals?

Michael Phelps and his 28 medals is the all-time leader in Olympic history. But his are from the Summer Games.

Who leads the way in the Winter Games:

MEN

13, Ole Einar Bjorndalen, Norway, biathlon, 1994-2014 (8 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

12, Bjorn Daehlie, Norway, cross-country, 1992-98 (8 gold, 4 silver)

9, Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, cross-country, 1956-1964 (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

8, Ricco Gross, Germany, biathlon, 1992-2006 (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

8, Apolo Ohno, United States, short track speedskating, 2002-10 (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)

WOMEN

12, Marit Bjoergen*, Norway, cross-country, 2002-18 (6 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

10, Raisa Smetanina, Soviet Union-Unified Team, cross-country, 1976-92 (4 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)

10, Stefania Belmondo, Italy, cross-country, 1992-2002 (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze)

10, Ireen Wust, Netherlands, speeskating, 2006-2018 (5 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

9, Lyubov Egorova, Unified Team-Russia, cross-country, 1992-94 (6 gold, 3 silver)

9, Claudia Pechstein, Germany, speedskating, 1992-2006 (5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

*Bjoergen has earned two medals in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games (silver in the 7.5k + 7.5k skiathlon, bronze in the 10k free), but with more events to go, she could overtake Bjorndalen as the most decorated athlete.