Marja-Liisa Hamalainen won four medals, including a gold medal sweep in all three individual cross-country distances, to become the Games' most successful athlete. Gunde Svan of Sweden also won four medals in the men's competition, however one less gold than Hamalainen. Olympic gold was won by a British ice duo. After winning gold in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have been declared Olympic ice skating champions.