Nothing motivates athletes quite like Olympic disappointment.

For several U.S. athletes who compete on ice, that was the theme this year. Olympians who either just missed out on a gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games or were far off the podium stormed back this year to claim medals at international events as if they were looting the coffers. By the end of the winter season, Team USA sliders and skaters won seven world titles and over 80 medals in world cup and other international competitions.

Although American men had their moments — Shani Davis winning his eighth world single distance title and luge’s Chris Mazdzer claiming four world cup medals, including his first gold — it was the Winter of Women on the ice. Of the 80-plus international medals won, nearly 60 were claimed by women. American women also claimed two overall world cup crowns and six world championship titles.