jaromir jagr was the most decorated winter olympian in history.
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on the snow, norwegian biathlete ole einar bjørndalen took two golds to bring his total tally of olympic medals to 13, overtaking his compatriot bjørn dæhlie to become the most decorated winter olympian of all time. another norwegian, cross-country skier marit bjørgen took three golds; her total of ten olympic medals tied her as the female winter olympian with most medals, alongside raisa smetanina and stefania belmondo. snowboarder ayumu hirano became the youngest medallist on snow at the winter games when he took a silver in the halfpipe competition at the age of fifteen. on the ice, the dutch dominated the speed skating events, taking 23 medals, four clean sweeps of the podium places and at least one medal in each of the twelve medal events. ireen wüst was their most successful competitor, taking two golds and three silvers. in figure skating, yuzuru hanyu became the first skater to break the 100-point barrier in the short programme on the way to winning the gold medal. among the sledding disciplines, luger armin zöggeler took a bronze, becoming the first winter olympian to secure a medal in six consecutive games.
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