Winter Olympics 2018 medal table: How does it work, and where are Team GB in the Pyeongchang Games
The XXIII Winter Games are officially open in Pyeongchang, here is all you need to know about the medal table
The 23rd Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang are into their second week.
And flag-bearer Lizzy Yarnold has delivered a gold medal for the Brits.
But where does that put Team GB on the overall table? Here's all you need to know.
How does the medal table work?
TEAMS are ranked in the Winter Olympic medal table using the "gold first" system.
This means that the country who wins the most golds will be the top of the table.
If more than one country earns the same amount of gold medals, then it goes down to the silver medals and then the bronze medals.
This means that you could win the most medals but still not be top of the table.
For example at Sochi 2014, USA won a total of 28 medals (the second highest amount of medals) but were fourth in the table because Norway and Canada won more golds.
The IOC does not consider its sorting of nations as an official system and in the USA medal tables are published by the total number of medals won.
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How did Great Britain do in Sochi 2014?
AT the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia Team GB equalled the most amount of medals won.
Alongside Lizzy Yarnold securing gold in the skeleton, Great Britain also came home with a silver and two bronze medals.
There is a chance that this may go up to five medals after two Russian teams were disqualified following the McLaren Report which would mean that the four-man bobsleigh team would win the bronze medal.
What medal target has been set for Team GB?
UK SPORT has set the highest medal target for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Great Britain are expected to bring back five medals with the target set for between four and 10.
The current record is four which Team GB has achieved twice in 1934 and 2014.
Ski and snowboard has been set an individual target of 2-3 medals - the highest of any individual discipline.
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