The 2026 Winter Olympics, hosted jointly by Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, concluded on February 22, 2026, after 19 days and 116 medal events. Norway set a new record with 18 gold medals and 41 total medals, marking its third consecutive Winter Games atop the medal table. The United States delivered a historic performance of its own, finishing with 12 golds and 33 total medals, its best Winter Games showing to date. This guide breaks down the full final medal table, standout individual and team performances, and how these Games compare historically.
Final 2026 Winter Olympics Medal Table
Norway topped the final 2026 Winter Olympics medal table with 18 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals for 41 total, a new Winter Games record. The United States finished second with 12 gold, 12 silver, and 9 bronze medals for 33 total, their best Winter Olympics performance ever.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 18 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | United States | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Italy (host) | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Germany | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | France | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
| 8 | Japan | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | Austria | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Sweden | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
Table ranked by gold medal count, the standard Olympic convention.
2026 Winter Olympics Quick Facts
Host Cities and Dates
The Games ran from February 6 to 22, 2026, split between Milan and the mountain town of Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy, marking the first Winter Olympics hosted across two distinct Italian regions.
Number of Events and Sports
Athletes competed across 116 medal events spanning sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, ski mountaineering, snowboard, and speed skating.
Total Medals Awarded
A total of 740 medals went to Olympic athletes over the 19 days of competition, with an additional 352 medals awarded during the subsequent Winter Paralympics.
Norway’s Record-Breaking Performance
How Norway Set a New Gold Medal Record
Norway’s 18 gold medals set a new record for the most gold medals ever won by a single country at a Winter Olympic Games, surpassing its own previous benchmark and extending its position as the most successful nation in Winter Olympics history.
Cross-Country Skiing’s Role in Norway’s Success
Cross-country skiing anchored Norway’s dominant showing, with skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo alone winning six gold medals, setting a new record for the most individual gold medals won by an athlete at a single Winter Games.
Norway’s Historical Winter Olympics Dominance
The 2026 result marked Norway’s third consecutive Winter Games finishing atop the medal table, reinforcing its long-standing status as the winningest nation in Winter Olympics history.
Team USA’s Historic Games
USA’s Best-Ever Winter Games Medal Count
Team USA’s 12 gold medals set a new national record for a single Winter Olympics, and the team’s 33 total medals represented the country’s strongest Winter Games performance on record.
Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Gold Wins
Both the U.S. men’s and women’s ice hockey teams won gold in overtime games against Canada. The men’s team claimed its first Olympic gold since 1980, while the women’s team secured their third overall gold since the sport’s Olympic introduction in 1998, avenging a loss to Canada from the 2022 Games.
Standout Individual Performances
Figure skater Alysa Liu, age 20, won the women’s individual figure skating event, ending a 20-year medal drought for the United States in that discipline. Ilia Malinin helped carry the U.S. team program to gold, snowboarder Chloe Kim earned a silver medal, skier Breezy Johnson medaled, and bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor won her first career gold medal.
Host Nation Italy’s Results
Italy’s Medal Count and Key Events
Host nation Italy finished third in the final medal table with 10 gold, 6 silver, and 14 bronze medals for 30 total, a strong showing bolstered by home-crowd support across multiple sports.
How Home Advantage Played a Role
Italy’s results benefited notably from strength in alpine skiing and other home-turf events, consistent with the historical pattern of host nations often outperforming their typical medal totals.
Other Notable Medal Performances
Netherlands’ Strong Speed Skating Showing
The Netherlands finished fifth overall with 20 total medals, continuing its traditional strength in speed skating events.
Germany’s Bobsleigh and Multi-Sport Success
Germany finished fourth overall with 26 total medals, including a four-man bobsleigh gold for pilot Francesco Friedrich’s team and a two-woman bobsleigh gold defense by Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi.
Sweden, Switzerland, and Other Top-10 Finishers
Sweden’s Nordic ski team had a standout Games, including a sprint classical podium sweep and a gold for Sweden’s women’s curling team over Switzerland. Sweden also claimed the women’s 50km cross-country title.
How the 2026 Medal Table Compares Historically
Comparing 2026 to Beijing 2022
Norway’s 18 golds at the 2026 Games surpassed its own prior record, while the United States improved significantly on its 2022 performance, reflecting a broader continuation of Norway’s sustained dominance in winter sports over recent Games cycles.
All-Time Winter Olympics Medal Leaders
Norway’s 2026 result further cemented its position as the all-time leading nation in Winter Olympics medal history, a status built over multiple decades of consistent success, particularly in Nordic skiing disciplines.
Records Broken at the 2026 Games
Beyond Norway’s national gold medal record and Klæbo’s individual gold medal record, the 2026 Games featured numerous individual and team milestones across hockey, bobsled, and figure skating.
2026 Winter Paralympics Medal Results
China’s Paralympic Medal Table Win
The 2026 Winter Paralympics ran from March 6 to 15, 2026, also in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. China topped the Paralympic medal table for the second consecutive Games, finishing with 15 gold medals and 44 total medals.
USA’s Paralympic Performance
The United States finished second in the Paralympic medal table with 24 total medals, improving on a fifth-place finish at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics. The U.S. men’s sled hockey team won a record fifth consecutive gold medal, defeating Canada 6-2.
Notable Paralympic Athletes and Records
Eight-time Paralympian Oksana Masters left the 2026 Games as the most decorated American athlete of the Games, with four gold medals and one bronze. A record 611 athletes from 55 National Paralympic Committees competed, surpassing the previous high of 564 athletes set at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Norway won the most medals overall, finishing with 18 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals for 41 total, a new Winter Olympics record for a single nation.
The United States won 33 total medals, 12 gold, 12 silver, and 9 bronze, finishing second in the medal table and setting a new national record for gold medals at a single Winter Games.
The Games were held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, two locations in northern Italy, running from February 6 to 22, 2026.
A total of 740 medals were awarded across 116 events at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with an additional 352 medals awarded during the Winter Paralympics that followed in March.
The next Winter Olympics are scheduled for 2030, continuing the traditional four-year cycle for the Winter Games.
Final Thoughts on the 2026 Winter Olympics Medal Results
Norway’s record-breaking 18 gold medals and the United States’ historic 33-medal performance stood out as the defining storylines of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Host nation Italy delivered a strong showing on home soil, while established winter sports powers like Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden rounded out a competitive top 10. As attention now shifts toward the next Winter Games in 2030, these results add another chapter to Norway’s continued dominance in Winter Olympics history.
