In 1980, the Soviet Union and East Germany finished the Winter Games in a virtual tie for the unofficial team championship. Karin Enke was the top East German performer, taking two gold medals and two silvers in the four women's speed skating events. The U.S. hockey team failed to qualify for the medal round, but the men's Alpine ski team, which had never won an event before, won twice.
Total medals are in parentheses.
Bernhard Lehmann, E. Ger. Time 2-Man E. Ger. Time 1-Seat Steffi Martin, E. Ger. 70m Jens Weissflog, E. Ger. Karin Enke, E. Ger.