Here are the athletes with the most Winter Olympic medals of all-time

The 2022 Winter Olympics have officially begun, with thousands of athletes from across the world now settled in Beijing ready to compete for the chance to win a coveted Olympic medal.

The United States holds a huge lead in overall Olympic medals won between the Summer and Winter Games, with 3,080 total medals heading into Beijing, including a world-best 1,220 gold medals. The Winter Olympics, however, are often dominated by the Nordic region and other European countries, though a few notable Americans do make this list.

Per Olympedia, here are the Winter Olympians with the most medals as the Games in Beijing begin.