Our weekly feature on Olympic Wednesday kicks off the new calendar year with an interesting situation: a Winter Olympiad in the same location as a prior Summer Olympiad. Beijing became the first city to pull off that Olympic double as almost 2,800 competitors from over 90 nations came to China to take part in 109 medal events across 15 disciplines. The spectacle may not have been as significant as in 2008, but … still.

Norway (37), Germany (35), and Canada (26) topped the medal table, with the United States (25) coming in fourth place. We also should note that Russian athletes earned 32 medals as individual competitors, since the nation was not allowed to field an official “team” in these Games due to varying violations we don’t need to explore here. We’re tired of the bullshit, really, so we’re not going to bother explaining it. Google time!

Most Outstanding Male Athlete: Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norway

Norwegian biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø takes our hardware for winning five overall medals in these Olympics, tied for the top with two other athletes, including one Russian Aleksandr Bolshunov (cross-country skiing). We give the nod to the Norway athlete for obvious reasons, as he took gold in 10km sprint, the 15km mass start, the 4×7.5km relay, and the mixed relay. He also won bronze in the 20km solo event.

Most Outstanding Female Athlete: Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Norway

On this side, another winnder of five medals takes our trophy, as Norwegian biathlete Marte Olsbu Røiseland was the only woman to win so much hardware in Beijing. She won the 7.5km spring, the 10km pursuit, and the mixed relay, while taking bronze medals in the 12.5km mass start and 15km events. She also won two silvers at the 2018 Winter Olympics to complete her career collection of medal assortments.

Most Outstanding Male Team: Germany Bobsled

Winning five of a possible six medals in two men’s bobsled events, the German men take home this award. After a podium sweep in the two-man event, the Germans then won gold and silver in the four-person open event (traditionally the men’s four-man bobsled). Canada took third in the event, the only country to keep the Germans from another podium sweep. Tidbit? The German women took gold and silver in the double.

Most Outstanding Female Team: Netherlands Speed Skating

This was a rough category to decide, and we’ve chosen the Dutch women speed skaters (again). They won four of a possible seven golds, and they added three more medals as well (one silver and two bronzes). Irene Schouten won three golds on her own, while Ireen Wüst added another gold to her career haul. Jutta Leerdam and Antoinette de Jong were the other individual medalists, in addition to a team bronze.