Winter Olympics Betting Guide: French Alps 2030

Winter Olympics History

The first-ever Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, france where there were only six different sports, totalling just sixteen events, which, when you compare it to the 116 in 2026, shows just how much it has grown.

There were just 258 competitors at the first Winter Olympics; at the 2026 Olympics, there was a total of 2,871, which featured 1,338 women, the most ever seen at the Winter Olympics! The most we have ever seen was in 2018 in Korea, when there was a total of 2,922, and the most women were in Sochi (2014) with 1,714.

The 2030 Winter Olympics will be the 26th Winter Olympics, with future hosts already decided. In 2034, we head back to the USA for a fourth time, with Utah hosting.

Here are the last ten Winter Olympics

French Alps 2030 Schedule

Whilst we wait on the schedule, here are the 16 disciplines which were part of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The schedule for the 2030 Winter Olympics will be announced closer to the time with any changes.

All-time Winter Olympic Medal Winners

Ten countries have had participants at all twenty-five Winter Olympics, and it is no surprise that the top two in terms of gold medals won are two of those ten.

Norway top the table in terms of gold medals and does so by some distance; they have amassed a total of 166 golds, which is some forty more than the USA, who are next on the list with 126. The only other country to top the 100 mark is Germany, who have won 107.

Norway also lead the way in terms of total medals won with 447, the only country to surpass the 400 mark, whilst the USA have 363 and no other country has passed the 300 mark.

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When looking at the medal leaders for each of the previous twenty-five games, Norway have topped the charts at eleven of those, including all of the last four.

In terms of medals won vs the number of games competed at, Great Britain would be disappointed with their 39 medals, 15 of which have been gold, considering they have competed at all 25 Winter Olympics!

Here are the top ten countries based on the number of gold medals won

All-time Individual Medal Winners

Nine athletes have taken home ten or more medals at the Winter Olympics, with three of those taking home eight gold medals and one an incredible 11 golds, the most anyone has ever won.

When looking at the top nine, you will notice that six of the nine are women, including the all-time leading medal winner and looking further down 7 of the top 10 are females, showing they tend to win more medals per individual.

Leading the way is Norwegian Marit Bjørgen, who won a total of 15 medals over just five Olympics (2002-18), and eight of those have been golds. She won three in both 2010 & 2014 for her discipline, which is cross-country skiing.

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Next on the list is the top male with fourteen medals (1994-2014), and that is, once again, a Norwegian, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, who was a star in the Biathlon. He also won eight golds, 2002 Salt Lake City being the standout when he won four of those!

Noweigan Bjørn Dæhlie is the only other athlete to have won eight gold medals; he, like Bjørgen, won them in cross-country over three Olympics with 3 in 1992, 2 in 1994 and then 3 in 1998.

In terms of gold medals, it is Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klæbo who leads the way; he has won fourteen medals overall, with an incredible eleven of those being golds after winning six golds in 2026.

Along with Klæbo, both Arianna Fontana (Italy) and Miho Takagi (Japan) are still active and will be heading to 2030, so those three will be looking to add to their tally and move up the list.

Athletes with 10+ medals at the Winter Olympics

🎿 Alpine Skiing

• Venue: Courchevel & Val-d'Isère

There are a total of ten events when it comes to Alpine Skiing, those are Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom and Team Combined. Those five events are on both the men's and women's sides, making up the ten in total.

The events will all take place at two venues, with Courchevel & Val-d'Isère hosting the events.

Alpine Skiing has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1936, with Austria by far the most successful country with 41 golds and 132 medals in total. Switzerland is the closest to them with 31 golds, and it's no surprise to see two 'Skiing' countries top the medal charts.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, it was Switzerland who came out on top; they won 4 of the 10 golds on offer, and 9 of the 30 medals in total. Italy and the USA, with 2 golds each, were the only other countries to win multiple golds.

The most successful men's skier for golds won is Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt, who won four between 1992 & 2006, whilst on the women's side, Croatian Janica Kostelić won four golds between 1998 and 2006.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympics:

⛷️ Biathlon

• Venue: Le Grand-Bornand

All of the Biathlon events will be hosted at Le Grand-Bornand. It will be made up of eleven events, five restricted to men, five restricted to women and then one mixed event. That mixed event will be the first event, a 4 x 6km relay.

The men's events will be a 20km Individual, 10km Sprint, 12.5km Pursuit, 15km Mass Start and a 4 x 7.5km Relay, whilst the women's events will be 15km Individual, 7.5km Sprint, 10km Pursuit, 12.5km Mass Start and a 4 x 6km Relay.

There is not a lot separating Norway and Germany at the top of the medal table; in terms of total medals, it is just one with Norway on 66 and Germany on 55, whilst for Golds, Norway has won 25 and Germany 21.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, it was much different, though. Germany only managed to pick up 1 bronze, whilst Norway went home with 3 golds and 11 in total! France topped the charts, though, with 6 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes.

The most succcessful Biathletes at the Winter Olympics are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norway), who won an incredible eight golds (1998-2014) and Darya Domracheva (Belarus), who won four golds between 2010 & 2018.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Biathlon at the Winter Olympics:

🛷 Bobsleigh

• Venue: La Plagne

Bobsleigh was part of the first-ever Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been ever-present since, except for one year, the 1960 Olympics in the USA, when it was deemed too expensive to construct a bobsled run for nine competing nations.

This year's bobsleigh will take place at La Plagne, which hosts not only bobsleigh but also the skeleton and luge. There are only four events, which are the 2-man, 4-man, 2-woman and Women's Monobob, which is a single-seater bobsleigh.

There is not much between the top three countries in terms of total medals won, with just nine medals between Germany (40), Switzerland (32) and the USA (31), but Germany is clear at the top for gold medals, with 48% (19) of their medals being gold.

In 2026, Germany took home 3 of the 4 gold medals for the second time running and 8 of the 12 medals overall. They achieved a 1-2-3 in the two-man and 1-2 in both the four-man and two-woman. The only gold they didn't win was in the women's monobob, with the USA taking home gold and just silver for Germany.

On the men's side of things for the most successful bobsledders at the Winter Olympics, there are four German's who each share top spot with four golds, those are Kevin Kuske (2002-18), André Lange (2002-10), Francesco Friedrich (2018-22) & Thorsten Margis (2018-22) whilst it is Canadian gone American Kaillie Humphries (2010-26) who leads the way for the women having won three golds.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics:

⛷️ Cross-Country Skiing

• Venue: La Clusaz

It will be busy for the Cross-Country Skiing with twelve events taking place, all of which will take place in La Clusaz.

The discipline has been ever-present at the Olympics since 1924, and the twelve events are 10km + 10km Skiathlon, Sprint Classic, 10km Interval Start Free, 4 x 7.5km Relay, Team Sprint Free & 50km Mass Start Classic, with each of the six events having men's and women's versions.

The Nordic countries have dominated at this event, Norway lead the way with 143 medals, 59 of which have been gold. That is twenty-two more than anyone else, with Sweden next on the list with 37 golds, and then the next still active country is Finland with 22.

Norway showed their dominance in 2026 when they took home seven of the twelve gold medals, with the other five golds all going the way of Sweden.

The most successful cross-country skiers are Norwegians Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2018-26) with 11 golds and Marit Bjørgen (2002-18) with 8 golds for the men's and women's events.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Cross-Country Skiing at the Winter Olympics:

🥌 Curling

• Venue: Palais Nikaïa

Curling was an event at the very first Olympics in 1924, it was dropped and was only a demonstration event in 1932, 1988 & 1992 before being reintroduced in 1998 and has now been present since then.

It is the only sport which takes place every single day during the Winter Olympics. There are only three events, the Men's, the Women's and the Mixed Doubles, with them all taking place in Palais Nikaïa.

Having only been at nine previous Olympics, a total of 20 events, it's no surprise that only three countries have won multiple golds, with Canada leading the way with seven, ahead of Sweden with six and then Team GB with three.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Sweden took home gold in both the women's and mixed doubles events, whilst Canada took the other gold in the Men's event.

Considering there are not many golds on offer in curling, it is no surprise that no person has picked up more than two golds, but fourteen athletes are multiple winners.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in curling at the Winter Olympics:

⛸ Figure Skating

• Venue: TBA

The Figure Skating will take place at a venue yet to be announced, with a total of 5 disciplines. It's another which has been ever-present at the Winter Olympics since 1924 and even dates back earlier, having been part of the Summer Olympics in both 1908 & 1920.

It is split into five events: you have both the Men's and Women's Single Skating, and then you have the Pair Skating, the Ice Dance and a Team Event which includes singles, pairs and Ice Dance events as a team.

It's probably one of the most well-known sports when you think of the Winter Olympics and one that the USA have achieved a lot in. They have collected 57 medals in total, with 19 of those being gold. Names like Michelle Kwan & Nancy Kerrigan spring to mind when thinking of figure skaters, although neither of them actually won gold at the Winter Olympics, they both picked up Silver and Bronze medals.

At the 2026 Olympics, the USA took home two of the five golds, with Alysa Liu winning the women's single and the other coming in the team event. Japan won gold in the pairs event and took home 6 medals in total, 35% of the all-time tally!

Five people have won three golds in figure skating, the most anyone has ever won, and those have gone to Gillis Grafström (Sweden), Sonja Henie (Norway), Scott Moir (Canada), Irina Rodnina (Soviet Union) and Tessa Virtue (Canada).

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics:

⛷ Freestyle Skiing

• Venue: Serre-Chevalier & Montgenèvre

The Freestyle Skiing will be a busy discipline with fifteen events, with the action taking place at both Serre-Chevalier & Montgenèvre. It has been part of the Winter Olympics since being introduced in 1992.

The events feature Aerials, Moguls, Ski Cross, Halfpipe, Big Air, Slopestyle and Dual Moguls for both the men and women, making up 14 of the 15 events, with the 15th being a mixed Team Aerials event.

Participants from the Americas have done well in the past, with Canada (14 Golds) leading the way from the USA (13 Golds); they have won 38% of the gold medals between them. David Wise (USA) and Alexandre Bilodeau (Canada) are both dual gold winners, whilst Eileen Gu (China) is a three-time gold medalist.

The USA and China took home 38% of the medals for Freestyle Skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with them both collecting three golds apiece, whilst Canada, Australia and Norway were the other multiple gold winners with two apiece.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Freestyle Skiing at the Winter Olympics:

🏒 Ice Hockey

• Venue: Stade de Nice

Ice hockey has been part of the Winter Olympics ever since its creation in 1924 and goes back further, having been part of the 1920 Summer Olympics. It's a simple men/women split for the two disciplines, which will take place at the Stade de Nice, a football stadium which will be converted for Ice Hockey.

Canada is the most successful country for ice hockey at the Winter Olympics, which is no surprise given the country's love of the sport, as it is the number one sport in Canada, and they have won 14 gold medals, 42% of the gold medals on offer! They have won 9 of the 26 men's golds and 5 of the 8 women's golds.

Given the popularity of the NHL, people often question why the USA do not win more medals given the quality of players, but the NHL is the problem. When the Winter Olympics come around, it's NHL season, so the best players cannot make it to the Olympics, the USA have been beaten in the final on 12 occasions.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, it was a year for the teams from the USA as they took home gold in both the men's and women's events and beat Canada in both finals. Both finals ended 2-1 with the USA scoring overtime winners in both!

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Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics:

🛷 Luge

• Venue: La Plagne

The luge will feature in La Plagne, and we will have 5 different events. It has been part of the Winter Olympics since being introduced at Innsbruck (Austria) in 1964.

The five disciplines are made up of singles and doubles for both men and women, and then the fifth event is a team relay. It is only the second Olympics to feature the women's doubles, with it having been introduced in 2026.

Germany has dominated the luge over the years. East Germany won 13 golds during its existence, with West Germany winning one, and then a unified Germany has now won a total of 27 golds, that is a combined 41 golds from the 57 on offer!

Germans Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Arlt & Tobias Wendl have all won six golds for this event, a record number of golds and all were part of the 2022 team, which won all four golds in China. Germany has won 14 of the 17 golds at the last four Olympics.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Luge at the Winter Olympics:

🎿 Nordic Combined

• Venue: Courchevel

The Nordic Combined was introduced at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, when Norway's Tormod Knutsen took home the gold, the first of many that would head Norway's way.

We are now up to three events, they are the Men's 10 km individual normal hill, 10 km individual large hill and team 4×5 km large hill, which will take place in Courchevel.

As already touched on, Norway have been successful in this discipline, after winning the first ever gold, they have now tallied up a total of eighteen, that is eleven more than Germany, who have seven golds.

In 2026, it was a clean sweep for Norway, winning all three gold medals, and Jens Lurås Oftebro won all three of those with two individual wins and a team win along with Andreas Skoglund.

Jørgen Graabak won gold in 2022, which moved him on to four golds and the most successful, however, after his three gold haul in 2026, Jens Lurås Oftebro has tied him on four golds, having also won gold in the team event in 2022.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Nordic Combined at the Winter Olympics:

⛸ Short-Track Speed Skating

• Venue: TBA

Short-track speed skating is one of the newer events at the Winter Olympics, having only been introduced in Albertville (France) in 1992.

The nine events are made up of 500m, 1000m & 1500m races on both the men's and women's side, and then the men have a 5000m relay, the women a 3000m relay, and then there is a mixed 2000m relay to make up the nine.

So far, short-track speed skating has only featured at ten Olympics; however, one thing is very clear, and that is the success of the Asian participants. South Korea (28) has won more than double the golds of the next best (China with 12), and those two have won 54% of all of the golds.

In 2026, the Netherlands won the most gold medals, they won five of the nine available, which followed up on their two in 2022, and it looks like they are becoming a force in this event.

Arianna Fontana (Italy) has won the most medals with 14, with 3 of those being golds. Viktor Ahn (previously known as Ahn Hyun-Soo), who represented South Korea in 2002-06 and then Russia in 2014, is the most successful in terms of gold medals, having won a total of six gold medals.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Short-Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympics:

🛷 Skeleton

• Venue: La Plagne

The skeleton was first introduced at the Olympics in 1928, but we didn't see it again until 1948 and then again in 2002, but it has been ever-present since then. The events will all take place in La Plagne.

There have always been two straightforward events, men and women, since its reintroduction in 2002; however, in 2026, they added a third event, which will be a mixed event, which is a relay format.

There have only been seventeen events, so seventeen gold medals have been up for grabs, and there hasn't really been a dominant force; Germany (12) has won the most medals but only 2 golds, whilst Team GB leads the way with five golds.

Great Britain had a decent year in 2026. Matt Weston was a dual gold winner after winning the men's event and the mixed event when teaming up with Tabitha Stoecker.

Ten athletes have picked up multiple medals in the skeleton, and only two of those have won double gold, and that was Team GB's Lizzy Yarnold, who won gold in both 2014 & 2018 and the already mentioned Matt Weston, who won both his in 2026.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Skeleton at the Winter Olympics:

🎿 Ski Jumping

• Venue: Courchevel

Ski jumping is one of the six sports that have been ever-present since the creation of the Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2030, we expect to have the same 6 events, with them all taking place in Courchevel.

The six events will feature men's and women's events for the individual normal hill and the large hill (added in 2026), a men's super team event and then a mixed team event.

This is another sport where Norway tops the medal chart; they have won a total of 41 medals, with fourteen of those being gold. Not too far behind with ten golds is Finland, and then it is a further two back to Austria on eight.

Slovenia had never won a gold heading to Beijing in 2022 but had a great Olympics, coming away with two golds, and they backed that up in 2026 with another two golds, the same number as Norway won in 2026.

When it comes to the most successful Athletes on the men's side, that is shared by Matti Nykänen (Finland) and Simon Ammann (Switzerland), who won four apiece, whilst on the women's side, three athletes have won two golds, and those are Urša Bogataj (Slovenia), Anna Odine Strøm (Norway) and Nika Vodan (Slovenia).

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in the Ski Jumping at the Winter Olympics:

⛷ Ski Mountaineering

• Venue: TBA

Ski mountaineering was a new addition to the Winter Olympics for 2026, so the history of this event at the winter olympics is limited, with 2030 being just its second appearance.

For those who are unaware of ski mountaineering, it's an event where athletes have to ascend a mountain, either wearing their skis or carrying them, before descending on their skis. It's a true test of endurance.

It will feature three events, a men's sprint, a women's sprint and a mixed relay. The sprints will be over 610m, where they have a vertical gain of 70m, whilst the relay will be over 1,310m with a 135m vertical gain.

Oriol Cardona (Spain) won the men's first-ever gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Marianne Fatton (Switzerland) took gold for the women, and France won the team event thanks to Emily Harrop & Thibault Anselmet.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Ski Mountaineering at the Winter Olympics:

🏂 Snowboarding

• Venue: Serre-Chevalier & Montgenèvre

1998 in Nagano, Japan, was when snowboarding was introduced to the Winter Olympics, and in 2030 is expected to feature eleven events, all taking place at either Serre-Chevalier or Montgenèvre.

As mentioned, there are eleven events, these are split with the following for both the men and women: snowboard cross, parallel, half-pipe, slopestyle & big air and then a mixed snowboard cross making up the eleventh.

Given the popularity of the X-Games in America and extreme sports, it is absolutely no surprise that the USA leads the way for gold medals. In fact, their 17 won is more than double the next best, which is Switzerland with eight.

Having said that, the Americans drew a blank in terms of gold in 2026; they only took home two medals, a silver and a bronze. Japan led the way in 2026, taking home nine medals in total, including four golds.

For most people, when you think of snowboarding, you think of the legend that is Shaun White. You know you are good when you have a computer game series named after you! He is the most successful snowboarder, having won three golds. Jamie Anderson, Lindsey Jacobellis, Chloe Kim & Ester Ledecká lead the way for the women, with all four claiming two golds apiece.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics:

⛸ Speed Skating

• Venue: TBA

Speed Skating has been ever-present since the 1924 Winter Games and features fourteen different events at the Winter Olympics.

Only freestyle skiing features more events than speed skating, which has a total of 14. These are split 7/7 with 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, Mass Start and Team Pursuit events for both the men and women.

Whilst the Asian countries dominate the short-track, they have not been as successful here; in fact, Japan's 5 golds are only enough to have them 10th on the list. The Netherlands tops the list with 53 golds and is quite some way clear at the top, with the USA next with 21 fewer on 32.

In 2026, the Netherlands went home with a total of 5 golds to continue their run in this event, having taken home 6 in 2022, 7 in 2018 and 8 in 2014, that is 26 golds at the last four Olympics for this event from a possible 54, they have taken 48% of the golds!

Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands is the most successful athlete; she won a total of 6 golds between 2006 & 2022 and 13 medals in total! On the men's side, it's also an athlete from the Netherlands, which is no surprise, and that is Sven Kramer, who won 4 golds between 2006 & 2022.

Here are the all-time top three gold medal winners in Speed Skating at the Winter Olympics: