[1] 1,737 athletes representing 67 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.

[2] Six NOCs won their first Winter Olympic medals: Australia,[7] Belarus,[8] Kazakhstan,[1] Slovenia,[9] Ukraine,[10] and Uzbekistan.

[11] Three of these, Kazakhstan,[1] Ukraine,[12] and Uzbekistan, won their first Winter Olympic gold medals.

[13][14] Among individual participants, Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss and Russian cross-country skier Lyubov Yegorova tied for the most gold medals, with three each, while Italian cross-country skier Manuela Di Centa had the most medals overall with five (two gold, two silver, and one bronze).

[16][17] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.