 Soviet and later Russian athletes have always been in the top four for the number of gold medals collected at the Summer Olympics.Soviet gymnasts, track-and-field athletes, weightlifters, wrestlers, boxers, fencers, shooters, cross country skiers, biathletes, speed skaters and figure skaters were consistently among the best in the world, along with Soviet basketball, handball, volleyball and ice hockey players.The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow while the 2014 Winter Olympics were hosted in Sochi.