2018 Winter Olympics Germany and Norway were tied for the most gold medals won; both won fourteen golds. Host nation South Korea won seventeen medals, their highest medal haul at a Winter Olympics, five of which were gold. Pyeongchang bid to host both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, but lost in the final rounds of voting to Vancouver and Sochi respectively. Munich also launched a bid to host these Games. Prior to Beijing's successful 2022 Winter Olympics bid, Munich would have become the first city to host both the Winter and the Summer Games, having previously hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, but
Brazil at the 2010 Winter Olympics Brazil at the 2010 Winter Olympics Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held from 12–28 February 2010. The Brazilian team consisted of five athletes competing in three sports. Brazil's first Olympic Games were the 1900 Summer Olympics. Their first Winter Olympics came much later, in 1992, and they have competed in every Winter Games since their debut. As of these Games, they have not won a Winter Olympics medal. Snowboarder Isabel Clark Ribeiro was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony and cross-country skier Jaqueline Mourão was selected