which nation is the top nation in number of gold awards won?
germany
col : rank | nation | gold | silver | bronze | total row 1 : 1 | germany | 17 | 9 | 14 | 40 row 2 : 2 | russia | 12 | 16 | 8 | 36 row 3 : 3 | ukraine | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 row 4 : 4 | norway | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 row 5 : 5 | france | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 row 6 : 6 | switzerland | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 row 7 : 7 | finland | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 row 8 : 8 | japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 row 9 : 9 | netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 row 10 : 10 | sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 row 11 : 11 | denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 row 12 : 12 | unified team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 row 13 : 13 | austria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 row 14 : 14 | slovakia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 row 15 : 15 | italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 row 16 : 15 | poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 row 17 : 15 | canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 row 18 : 15 | belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 row 19 : 15 | united states | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 row 20 : total 19 nations | total 19 nations | 59 | 59 | 59 | 177
which nation is the top nation in number of gold awards won?
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Germany 17 9 14 40
2 Russia 12 16 8 36
3 Ukraine 6 11 9 26
4 Norway 6 2 7 15
5 France 5 4 3 12
6 Switzerland 3 5 3 11
7 Finland 3 2 4 9
8 Japan 2 2 1 5
9 Netherlands 2 0 1 3
10 Sweden 1 2 2 5
11 Denmark 1 0 1 2
12 Unified Team 1 0 0 1
13 Austria 0 4 0 4
14 Slovakia 0 2 1 3
15 Italy 0 0 1 1
15 Poland 0 0 1 1
15 Canada 0 0 1 1
15 Belarus 0 0 1 1
15 United States 0 0 1 1
Total 19 nations Total 19 nations 59 59 59 177
Germany