Here we come again with Olympic Wednesday! As we move to the latter years of the 1960s, we travel to France for the Winter Olympiad of 1968: the first real time that amateur dynamics were challenged by athletes “promoting” certain sporting-equipment companies—and being threatened with suspension for it by the International Olympic Committee. Kind of entertaining when you think about it now, no? Time flies.

Anyway, over 1,150 athletes from 37 countries competed in 35 events across 10 disciplines at these Games. Norway topped the medal table with 14 total podium finishes, while the Soviet Union came in second (13). The only other nation to finish with double-digit medals was Austria (11). Eight other countries did win at least 5 medals, however, so there was some good distribution there. All in all, these Games feel small now.

Most Outstanding Male Athlete: Jean-Claude Killy, France

He was the only participant in the entire olympiad to win 3 gold medals: French alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy. This instantly earned him international fame, too, as he won the downhill, the slalom, and the giant slalom. His best finish in the 1964 Winter Games had been a fifth place in the giant slalom, so clearly competing on a familiar course in front of his own country of fans spurred him on to legendary status.

Most Outstanding Female Athlete: Toini Gustafsson, Sweden

The only woman to secure 3 overall medals, Swedish cross-country skier Toini Gustafsson earned 2 individual golds (5km, 10km) and 1 team silver (3x5km relay). She had Top 8 finishes in the two individual events in 1964, along with the team silver she won that year as well. She remained relatively anonymous, however, despite this double-double achievement in Grenoble. The more power to her, of course, for that.

Most Outstanding Male Team: Italian Bobsledding

Italy won gold in both the bobsled events, the 2-man and the 4-man competitions. Four different nations won the other 4 medals in the events, so it was clear that the Italians were the best at the sport this time. Eugenio Monti and Luciano de Paolis were members of both gold-winning sleds, and they were joined on the 4-man sled by Mario Armano and Roberto Zandonella. Quite an achievement, of course, to win both.

Most Outstanding Female Team: Dutch Speedskating

Perhaps not the most dominating performance ever, but for this olympiad, the Netherlands speedskating team did win 5 of the 12 available medals in Grenoble. Carry Geijssen won gold in the 1,000m event and silver in the 1,500m race, while Ans Schut took the gold in the 3,000m event. Stien Kaiser also did pretty well with bronze medals in both the 1,500m event and the 3,000m race. Not a bad outing for the Dutch …