Winter Olympic Games champion, while Kerrigan won the silver medal. Johann Olav Koss of Norway won three gold medals, coming first in all of the distance speed skating events. 13-year-old Kim Yoon-Mi became the youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist when South Korea won the women's 3,000 meter speed skating relay. Russia won the most events, with eleven gold medals, while Norway achieved 26 podium finishes, collecting the most medals overall on home ground. Juan Antonio Samaranch described Lillehammer as "the best Olympic Winter Games ever" in his closing ceremony speech. The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in the Japanese city of Nagano and were
Mongolia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics the 2006 Winter Paralympics. They have participated at every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics since their respective debuts. Sochi was therefore their third Winter Paralympics appearance. Mongolia has, as of 2018, won three medals in the Summer Paralympics, one gold and two bronze, but none in the Winter Paralympics. The 2014 Winter Paralympics were held from 7–16 March 2014, in Sochi, Russia; 45 countries and 547 athletes took part in the multi-sport event. Batmönkhiin Ganbold was the only athlete sent by Mongolia to Sochi. He was chosen as the Mongolian flag-bearer for the parade of nations during