Norway: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics

- Norway lead all countries in medals at the Paralympic Winter Games with 315, which is one more than Austria.

 

- Norway have won the most Paralympic winter golds with 134. Austria are next on the list with 102 golds.

 

- Norway lead the medals table in most golds for women (50), but are in second behind the USA (124) in most total medals in women's events (121).

 

- Norway have won 155 medals, including 77 gold medals in cross-country skiing. Their second best sport is ice sledge speed racing with 128 medals (44 golds).

 

- The 77 gold medals are the most for any country in cross-country skiing. Only the USA (89) and Austria (88) have won more gold medals in a single sport, both in alpine skiing.

 

- Ragnhild Myklebust has won 22 gold medals (and 27 total medals) to become the second most successful Paralympian behind the USA's Trischa Zorn, who won 32 gold medals (46 total) in swimming.

 

- Ragnhild Myklebust's 16 gold medals in cross-country skiing are the most for an athlete in one sport at a Winter Games.

 

- Norway won just six medals (one gold) at Vancouver 2010 and five medals (one gold) at Torino 2006, making their past two Paralympic Winter Games appearances two of their weakest.

 

- Nils-Erik Ulset won four of Norway's six medals in 2010, including gold in the men’s individual biathlon 12.5km standing event.

 

- Norway have medalled in ice sledge hockey at every Winter Games since the sport made its Paralympic debut in 1994.

 

- You can follow the Norwegian team on Twitter @idrett and Facebook.

 

 

Athletes:

 

Alpine skiing

 

Mads ANDREASSEN, Twitter: @Madsandreassen, Facebook

 

Thomas JACOBSEN, Twitter: @tjacobsen87, Facebook

 

 

Nordic skiing

 

Eirik BYE

 

Marie KARLSEN

 

Trygve Steinar LARSEN @TrygveTLarsen, Facebook

 

Mariann Vestbostad MARTHINSEN

 

Anne Karen OLSEN

 

Hakon OLSRUD

 

Birgit SKARSTEIN, Twitter: @BirgitSkarstein, Facebook

 

Nils-Erik ULSET

 

 

Ice sledge hockey

 

Ole Bjarte AUSTEVOLL

 

Audun BAKKE

 

Magnus BOGLE

 

Kristian BUEN

 

Eskil HAGEN, Twitter: @MrGarden7

 

Kjell Christian Grotterud HAMAR

 

Martin HAMRE

 

Emil KIRSTISTUEN

 

Jan Roger KLAKEGG

 

Knut-Andre NORDSTOGA, Twitter: @Knut_Andre

 

Rolf PEDERSEN, Facebook

 

Tor Joakim RIVERA DE LA TORRE

 

Loyd-Remi Pallander SOLBERG, Twitter: @LoydRemi

 

Emil SORHEIM

 

Stig Tore SVEE, Facebook

 

Morten VAERNS, Twitter: @MortenVaernes, Facebook

 

 

Wheelchair curling

 

Sissel LOCHEN

 

Rune Hilmar LORENTSEN

 

Terje RAFDAL

 

Anne Mette SAMDAL

 

Jostein STORDAHL