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🏔️ Winter Sports

Winter Sports Legends

Cross-country skiing, biathlon, luge, freestyle skiing and ski jumping legends.

61Athletes
61Full Biographies
27Women
18+Nations

All Winter Sports Athletes

Browse 61 of the greatest winter sports players of all time.

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Winter Sports

Norwegian

Björn Dæhlie

Cross-Country Skier

Norwegian cross-country skier widely regarded as the greatest in the sport's history, with 8…

EG
Winter Sports

Chinese

Eileen Gu

Freestyle Skier

Chinese-American freestyle skier who won Olympic gold in halfpipe and became the youngest Olympic…

FL
Winter Sports

German

Felix Loch

Luge

German luger who dominated the sport in the 2010s, winning Olympic gold in 2014 and 2018, plus…

GH
Winter Sports

German

Georg Hackl

Luge

German luger who dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning three consecutive Olympic gold medals…

JH
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo

Cross-Country Skier

Norwegian cross-country skier and sprint specialist, multiple Olympic and World Championship gold…

JT
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Johannes Thingnes Bø

Biathlete

Norwegian biathlete who became one of the most dominant athletes in the sport, winning multiple…

KS
Winter Sports

Polish

Kamil Stoch

Ski Jumper

Polish ski jumper and three-time Olympic champion, Kamil Stoch is one of only a handful of athletes…

MB
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Marit Bjørgen

Cross-Country Skier

Norwegian cross-country skier and most successful Winter Olympian of all time with 15 Olympic…

MF
Winter Sports

French

Martin Fourcade

Biathlete

Five Olympic gold medals and seven consecutive World Cup overall titles — Martin Fourcade is the…

OE
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Biathlete

Norwegian biathlete widely considered the greatest of all time, holding the record for most Olympic…

TJ
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Therese Johaug

Cross-Country Skier

Norwegian cross-country skier who dominated women's distance events, winning multiple Olympic golds…

MN
Winter Sports

Finnish

Matti Nykänen

Ski Jumper

Finnish ski jumper nicknamed 'The Flying Finn,' widely regarded as the greatest in his sport's…

SA
Winter Sports

Swiss

Simon Ammann

Ski Jumper

Swiss ski jumper nicknamed 'Harry Potter' for his bespectacled, youthful appearance, who became the…

PN
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Petter Northug

Cross-Country Skier

Norwegian cross-country skier and double Olympic champion renowned for his trademark finishing…

JK
Winter Sports

Polish

Justyna Kowalczyk

Cross-Country Skier

Polish cross-country skier and her country's most decorated Winter Olympian, who won two Olympic…

MN
Winter Sports

German

Magdalena Neuner

Biathlete

German biathlete nicknamed 'Gold Lena,' the most successful woman in Biathlon World Championship…

DD
Winter Sports

Belarusian

Darya Domracheva

Biathlete

Belarusian biathlete and her country's most decorated Olympian, who became the first woman to win…

MK
Winter Sports

Canadian

Mikaël Kingsbury

Freestyle Skier

Canadian freestyle skier nicknamed 'The King,' the most dominant moguls competitor in history with…

AB
Winter Sports

Canadian

Alex Bilodeau

Freestyle Skier

Canadian freestyle skier who became the first Canadian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal on home…

KH
Winter Sports

Canadian

Kaillie Humphries

Bobsled Pilot

Canadian-American bobsled pilot and the only woman ever to win Olympic gold for two different…

EF
Winter Sports

German

Eric Frenzel

Nordic Combined Skier

German Nordic combined skier and the most decorated athlete in the discipline's Olympic history,…

JD
Winter Sports

American

Jessie Diggins

Cross-Country Skier

American cross-country skier and the most decorated in U.S. history, who won her country's…

KR
Winter Sports

American

Kikkan Randall

Cross-Country Skier

American cross-country skiing pioneer who capped a 20-year career with the United States' first…

AZ
Winter Sports

Italian

Armin Zöggeler

Luger

Italian luger nicknamed 'The Cannibal,' the most decorated athlete in luge history who became the…

LY
Winter Sports

British

Lizzy Yarnold

Skeleton Racer

British skeleton racer who became the first Briton to defend a Winter Olympic title, having been…

EM
Winter Sports

American

Elana Meyers Taylor

Bobsled Pilot

American bobsled pilot and the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history, who finally…

HK
Winter Sports

American

Hannah Kearney

Freestyle Skier

American moguls skier who won Olympic gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games by denying a Canadian gold…

JB
Winter Sports

Canadian

Jean-Luc Brassard

Freestyle Skier

Canadian freestyle skier who won Canada's first-ever Olympic moguls gold medal in 1994, laying the…

CV
Winter Sports

German

Carina Vogt

Ski Jumper

German ski jumper who became the first-ever Olympic women's ski jumping champion in 2014, a…

JS
Winter Sports

American

John Shuster

Curler (Skip)

American curler who led Team USA to its first-ever Olympic curling gold medal in 2018, a comeback…

PM
Winter Sports

Slovenian

Petra Majdič

Cross-Country Skier

Slovenian cross-country skier who won an Olympic bronze medal with five broken ribs and a punctured…

NG
Winter Sports

German

Natalie Geisenberger

Luger

German luger nicknamed the 'Queen of Luge,' the most decorated athlete in the sport's Olympic…

ST
Winter Sports

Japanese

Sara Takanashi

Ski Jumper

Japanese ski jumper who holds the record for most World Cup victories by any jumper, male or…

SH
Winter Sports

American

Steven Holcomb

Bobsled Pilot

American bobsled pilot who ended a 62-year gold medal drought in the four-man event at the 2010…

JJ
Winter Sports

Canadian

Jennifer Jones

Curler (Skip)

Canadian curler widely regarded as the greatest female skip in the sport's history, who led her…

AC
Winter Sports

Australian

Alisa Camplin

Aerial Skier

Australian aerial skier who won Olympic gold in 2002 despite competing on two fractured ankles,…

AW
Winter Sports

British

Amy Williams

Skeleton Racer

British skeleton racer who won Olympic gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games, becoming Britain's first…

CK
Winter Sports

Swedish

Charlotte Kalla

Cross-Country Skier

Swedish cross-country skier and her country's most decorated female Olympian, whose dramatic relay…

AK
Winter Sports

Slovak

Anastasia Kuzmina

Biathlete

Russian-born Slovak biathlete and her adopted country's most decorated Olympian, the only woman in…

MD
Winter Sports

Italian

Manuela Di Centa

Cross-Country Skier

Italian cross-country skier who achieved an unmatched feat at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics,…

VU
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Vegard Ulvang

Cross-Country Skier

Norwegian cross-country skier and adventurer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Albertville…

AM
Winter Sports

Polish

Adam Małysz

Ski Jumper

Polish ski jumper who transformed the sport into a national obsession, winning four World Cup…

GS
Winter Sports

Austrian

Gregor Schlierenzauer

Ski Jumper

Austrian ski jumper who holds the all-time record for individual World Cup wins with 53, alongside…

TM
Winter Sports

Austrian

Thomas Morgenstern

Ski Jumper

Austrian ski jumper and three-time Olympic champion who won two World Cup overall titles and…

PP
Winter Sports

Slovenian

Peter Prevc

Ski Jumper

Slovenian ski jumper and the first person to jump 250 metres, who won the 2016 overall World Cup…

MK
Winter Sports

Austrian

Martin Koch

Ski Jumper

Austrian ski jumper and ski-flying specialist who won Olympic team gold at Turin 2006 and held…

AW
Winter Sports

German

Andreas Wellinger

Ski Jumper

German ski jumper and 2018 Olympic normal hill champion, one of the most consistent performers on…

RF
Winter Sports

German

Richard Freitag

Ski Jumper

German ski jumper who finished runner-up in the 2017-18 overall World Cup standings, continuing a…

DT
Winter Sports

Norwegian

Daniel-André Tande

Ski Jumper

Norwegian ski jumper and 2018 Olympic team champion who survived a horrific crash and medically…

DK
Winter Sports

Polish

Dawid Kubacki

Ski Jumper

Dawid Kubacki is a Polish ski jumper and 2019 World Champion, a key member of Poland's dominant…

PŻ
Winter Sports

Polish

Piotr Żyła

Ski Jumper

Piotr Żyła is a Polish ski jumper and 2x individual World Champion, one of the longest-serving…

WF
Winter Sports

Polish

Wojciech Fortuna

Ski Jumper

Wojciech Fortuna was a Polish ski jumper who won the 1972 Olympic large hill gold medal in one of…

CL
Winter Sports

Canadian

Catriona Le May Doan

Speed Skater

Catriona Le May Doan is a Canadian former speed skater and two-time Olympic 500m champion, the…

LL
Winter Sports

Australian

Lydia Lassila

Freestyle Skier (Aerials)

Lydia Lassila is an Australian former aerial skier and Olympic champion who became the first…

ZS
Winter Sports

Australian

Zali Steggall

Alpine Skier

Zali Steggall is an Australian former alpine skier who became the first Australian to win an…

FG
Winter Sports

Austrian

Felix Gottwald

Nordic Combined

Felix Gottwald is Austria's most successful Winter Olympian, a Nordic combined specialist who won…

MS
Winter Sports

Austrian

Mario Stecher

Nordic Combined

Mario Stecher is an Austrian former Nordic combined skier who competed at six Winter Olympics…

MP
Winter Sports

Austrian

Markus Prock

Luge

Markus Prock is an Austrian former luger regarded as one of the sport's greatest-ever competitors,…

DB
Winter Sports

Australian

Dale Begg-Smith

Freestyle Skier (Moguls)

Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian former freestyle skier and internet entrepreneur who won Olympic…

MS
Winter Sports

Australian

Michelle Steele

Skeleton

Michelle Steele is an Australian former skeleton racer who became the first Australian woman to…

AR
Winter Sports

Australian

Astrid Radjenovic

Bobsled Pilot

Astrid Radjenovic is an Australian veterinarian and former bobsled pilot who competed at three…