Germany at the 1928 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Germany had not been invited to the inaugural 1924 Games.

Germany at the 1932 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Germany at the 1936 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Nazi Germany was the host nation for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Germany at the 1952 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of their role in World War II, and because the NOC restored in 1947 as Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuß did not represent a recognized state yet. The Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, the NOC for Germany was renamed and in 1951 recognized by the IOC while recognition of a separate NOC of the GDR was declined. East Germans were told to cooperate in a single team Germany, which they declined in 1952, but accepted for 1956 and later.

Germany at the 1992 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Olympic Games following reunification in 1990. Previously, West Germany and East Germany had sent independent teams to the Games.

Germany at the 1994 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Germany at the 1994 Winter Olympics. 112 athletes, 79 men and 33 women participated in 11 sports. Germany came third in the medal rankings with 9 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze medals. The biathlete Mark Kirchner was Germany's flagbearer under the opening ceremony.

Germany at the 1998 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Germany at the 2002 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. In terms of gold metals, Germany finished ranking second with 12 gold medals. Meanwhile, the 36 total medals won by German athletes were the most of any nation at these Games, as well at any Winter Olympics, until this record was broken by the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Germany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The National Olympic Committee of Germany nominated a total of 162 (164) athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports.

Germany at the 2010 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Germany participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 153 athletes represented Germany, entering all 15 sports. Figure skater Sarah Hecken was the youngest team member, while Curling European Champion Andrea Schöpp was the oldest at 44. Three time Olympic champion André Lange (bobsleigh) was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony on 12 February 2010. German athletes earned €15,000 for a gold medal, €10,000 for a silver, and €7,500 for a bronze.

Germany at the 2014 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The first round of nominations was on 18 December, the second round on 23 January. Germany sent 153 athletes. Chef de Mission was Michael Vesper. The outfitting was held in January at the Erding Air Base.

Germany at the 2018 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 153 competitors in 14 sports. They won 31 medals in total, 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze, ranking second in the medal table after Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Germany excelled in ice track events, biathlon, Nordic combined and Ski jumping. The men's ice hockey team took a silver medal, having lost a closely contested final to Olympic Athletes from Russia.

Germany at the 2022 Winter OlympicsW
Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Germany is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.