How many athletes are participating in the Olympics?

According to the list of athletes on the Olympic website, 2,874 athletes are participating in this year’s Games, from Antti Aalto (a Finnish ski jumper) to Piotr Zyla (a Polish ski jumper).

How many countries are participating in the Olympics?

The athletes in Beijing represent 91 national Olympic committees.

How many events and medals are there at the Olympics?

The Olympics feature 109 events over 15 disciplines in seven sports. Somewhere around 327 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded. There will be medals in 36 skiing events — 11 in Alpine, 12 in cross-country and 13 in freestyle — the most of any Olympic sport. Speedskating has the most medal events among Olympic disciplines, with 14.

Which country has the largest contingent of Olympic athletes?

The United States has the largest contingent of Olympic athletes with 224, followed by Canada with 215 and the Russian Olympic Committee with 212.

Which country has the smallest contingent of Olympic athletes?

Nineteen national Olympic committees are sending only one athlete to the Beijing Olympics: Albania, American Samoa, Cyprus, East Timor, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Which Olympic event features the most athletes?

Ice hockey has the most Olympic athletes, with 530 participants representing 13 nations across the men’s and women’s tournaments. Among the individual sports, Alpine skiing has the most athletes with 308.

Which Olympic event features the fewest athletes?

With only 50 participants, skeleton has the fewest athletes at the Olympics.

Which Olympic sport has the most Americans competing?

There are 48 men and women competing for the U.S. ice hockey teams, the most of any Olympic sport. Among individual sports, freestyle skiing tops the U.S. list with 32.

Which Olympic sport has the fewest Americans competing?

There are only three Americans competing in skeleton, fewest among the Olympic sports.

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By Matt Bonesteel

Updated February 4, 2022 at 6:57 a.m. EST|Published February 4, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EST

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