 Having won two medals in an equal number of participations, Lizzy Yarnold, John Heaton, Gregor Stähli, Martins Dukurs and Aleksandr Tretyakov are the joint medal leaders in Olympic skeleton, Lizzy Yarnold leading however due to winning two gold medals at two operate games, being the only athlete in the mens and women event to defend their title.As of 2018, Great Britain are the most successful National Olympic Committee (NOC) in Olympic skeleton ranked by number of medals, having won nine medals (three golds, one silver and five bronze) and is the only NOC to have collected a medal every Games that skeleton has featured at the Winter Olympics; they have featured particularly strongly in the women's event, with 3 of the 5 gold medalists, and 6 of the 15 total medalists.The United States comes next with eight medals (three golds, four silver and one bronze).