Soviet Union at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
During the games, the Soviet Union won 13 gold medals, the most any country won at a single Winter Olympics. Norway tied this record during the Salt Lake City games, and Canada broke it with 14 when they hosted the Vancouver games.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
Biathlon
;MenEvent | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
20 km | Aleksandr Tikhonov | 1'10:18.33 | 7 | 1'17:18.33 | 5 |
20 km | Aleksandr Elizarov | 1'13:05.57 | 3 | 1'16:05.57 | |
20 km | Nikolay Kruglov | 1'12:12.26 | 2 | 1'14:12.26 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;MenAthlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
Yuri Ovchinnikov | 12 | 8 | 7 | 180.04 | 75 | 8 |
Sergei Volkov | 1 | 5 | 9 | 184.08 | 53 | 5 |
Vladimir Kovalev | 3 | 6 | 4 | 187.64 | 28 |
;Women
Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
Elena Vodorezova | 18 | 13 | 5 | 175.58 | 104 | 12 |
;Pairs
Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
Marina Leonidova Vladimir Bogoliubov | 9 | 9 | 127.06 | 76 | 9 |
Irina Vorobieva Alexander Vlasov | 3 | 5 | 134.52 | 35 | 4 |
Irina Rodnina Alexander Zaitsev | 1 | 1 | 140.54 | 9 |
;Ice Dancing
Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponossov | 4 | 4 | 199.10 | 35 | 4 |
Irina Moiseeva Andrei Minenkov | 2 | 2 | 204.88 | 20 | |
Liudmila Pakhomova Alexander Gorshkov | 1 | 1 | 209.92 | 9 |
Ice hockey
First Round
Winners entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.Medal round
- USSR 6-2 USA
- USSR 16-1 Poland
- USSR 7-3 West Germany
- USSR 7-2 Finland
- USSR 4-3 Czechoslovakia
Luge
Doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Events:- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men;Women