When the 2018 Winter Olympics come to a close on Sunday, fans will be able to take a final inventory of the successes and failures of their respective nations. The Americans racked up 37 at Vancouver in 2010, but the Norwegians finished on 39 in Pyeongchang, with Bjorgen winning her fifth medal of the Games in the final event, the women's cross-country skiing mass start. Norway have now finished top of the medal table at eight Winter Games, but this is the first time since 2002. Marit Bjoergen grabbed a record-extending 15th Winter Olympics medal as she won the 30km cross-country to put Norway top of the final medal table in Pyeongchang yesterday. And besides, whether you won a gold medal in Pyeongchang or had to settle for silver or bronze, we can all agree that the real losers of the Olympics are all the fourth-place finishers. Related: Red, White, Blue and Gold: Watch Every US Gold Medal Performance | Photos: US Medal Winners for the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Team USA Medal Totals by Year

Many expected the U.S. to have a chance at breaking its own record of 37 medals in the Winter Olympics - including American officials themselves. The women's success seemed to spark some momentum among the rest of the squad, with the men's curlers - backed by the A Team's Mr T - beating favourites Sweden in the gold-medal match, only to realise they had been given the women's winners medals...
The closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics occurs, officially bringing the competitions to an end. The Norwegian team leads the medal table with 14 gold and record 39 medals in total.