The United States is fielding its biggest Winter Olympics team ever for the 2026 Games, with 232 athletes going for the gold. Skier Breezy Johnson won America’s first gold medal of the Games in women’s downhill, U.S. figure skaters won gold in the team competition, and skier Elizabeth Lemley took gold in moguls. Athletes in other sports have added a growing number of silver and bronze medals to the mix.
Team USA brought home the most medals of any country at the 2024 Summer Olympics, but Norway came out on top in the medal count at the last Winter Games and also holds the all-time record for winter medals.
Here is a look at where the medal count stands as the competition heats up in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the two host cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy.
Overall medal count for the 2026 Winter Olympics
The first medal event of the Milano Cortina Winter Games was the men’s downhill competition on Saturday, Feb. 7, with Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen winning the gold.
The medal table is updated regularly with the latest standings. (There are 87 teams taking part in the Winter Olympics; only teams that have won medals are listed.)
Spotlight on Team USA’s medal count
In the first two days after Friday’s opening ceremony, Team USA picked up two medals, both gold.
Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill, and American figure skaters won gold in the team event, helped by a dominant performance from Ilia Malinin, who is known as the “Quad God” for executing the most difficult jumps.
On Tuesday, Ben Ogden became the first American man to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since 1976, earning silver in the sprint. Alex Hall took silver in freestyle skiing, while Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan won bronze in the team downhill event.
Team USA had a shot at gold in mixed doubles curling but fell short against Sweden and will go home with silver.
What was the medal count for the 2022 Winter Olympics?
At the 2022 Winter Games, Norway took home the most medals, winning 37 in all, including 16 gold.
Next came the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) team with 32 total medals, followed by Germany with 27 and Canada with 26.
Team USA ranked fifth with 25 medals — nine gold, nine silver and seven bronze.
Who has the most Olympic medals of all time?
While the International Olympic Committee does not compile rankings, the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage keeps a medal tally. It counts one medal for placing first, second or third in an event regardless of how many athletes were on a team.
Across all previous Summer and Winter Games, the U.S. leads with 3,103 medals.
The U.S. is followed by the former Soviet Union with 1,204 medals before its breakup in 1991. Germany is third with 1,091 medals.
The U.S. has also won the most gold medals, with 1,220, according to the Olympic Foundation.
But when it comes to the Winter Olympics alone, the U.S. ranks second in the all-time medal count behind Norway.
Athletes from Norway have won 404 medals at past Winter Games. The U.S. has won 330, while Germany is third with 286.
