<P> Initially , host nation Russia matched the Soviet Union 's 1976 achievement of thirteen gold medals , but 4 gold medals ( 13 overall ) were stripped later due to doping . Norway achieved the leading position in the medal table on 24 November 2017 , when Russia was stripped of two gold medals in bobsleigh . However , at the end of January 2018 , the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared 28 Russian athletes and 9 out of 13 medals ( including 3 gold ) were reinstated , allowing Russia to return to the top position . </P>
who won the most medals at the 2014 winter olympics
Russia