2002 Winter Olympics the 2002 Olympic Winter Games were also larger than all prior Winter Games, with 10 more events than the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Norway won the most gold medals while Germany won the most number of medals. The Salt Lake Games faced a bribery scandal and some local opposition during the bid, as well as some sporting and refereeing controversies during the competitions. Nevertheless, from sporting and business standpoints, this was one of the most successful Winter Olympiads in history; records were set in both the broadcasting and marketing programs. Over 2 billion viewers watched more than 13
Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint to press reports Lisogor and Serdyuk had refused to start because they had been denied to wear black arm bands. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine claimed Serdyuk was injured. At the medal ceremony in Sochi on 20 February, the day after the race, all medals were awarded by IOC member H.R.H. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and flowers to all medalists were awarded by Mats Årjes, FIS council member. Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint The women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on