Looking for the latest 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medal count? Below is the updated table and the Feb. 20 results that are moving the standings right now.
2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Milano Cortina) â live updates
Last updated: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 9:54 a.m. ET
Top takeaway: Norway remains No. 1 with 17 gold medals and 36 total medals, widening its lead at the top. Team USA is holding at 9 gold (27 total), while host Italy sits at 9 gold (26 total) as the late-Games medal rush continues.
At a glance (gold-first): Norway 17 | USA 9 | Italy 9 | Germany 6 | France 6 | Netherlands 6 | Switzerland 6 | Sweden 6
Biggest movers today
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Norway: reached 17 gold, a new single-Games benchmark for gold medals by one nation at a Winter Olympics.
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Team USA: the U.S. is still sitting at 9 gold, driven by high-visibility wins headlined by Alysa Liu in figure skating and the U.S. womenâs hockey team in a rivalry gold-medal thriller.
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Speed skating spotlight: American star Jordan Stolz added a silver in the menâs 1,500m as Chinaâs Ning Zhongyan won gold in an Olympic record.
Whatâs next (next 12 hours): More finals are still on deck across ice and snow events, and those sessions can reshuffle the mid-table quickly, especially among the countries stacked at six gold.
Updated 2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Top 10)
(Standard display: gold-first, then silver, then bronze.)
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Norway | 17 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Italy | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Sweden | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Austria | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Japan | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
Team USA check: United States â 9 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze (27 total).
Note: Some trackers sort by total medals instead of gold-first. This post reflects Reuters medal totals at the time of update, displayed in standard gold-first order.
Why Norway is still the simplest medal-table story
A lot of fans search medal counts assuming âmost medalsâ and âmost goldsâ are the same thing. Right now, Norway is winning both: 17 gold and 36 total, which is why it keeps showing up first on the default gold-first medal table.
Team USAâs headline names: Alysa Liu + Hilary Knight delivered the biggest âmust-clickâ moments
If youâre searching âmedal count todayâ from a U.S. angle, two names explain why the American line is still strong at 9 gold.
In figure skating, Alysa Liu won womenâs singles gold in Milan, finishing ahead of Japanâs Kaori Sakamoto (silver) and Japanâs Ami Nakai (bronze).
On the ice, the U.S. womenâs hockey team beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win gold, with Megan Keller scoring the winner and Hilary Knight forcing OT with a late tying goal.
The next U.S. âtable-changerâ to watch: speed skating
Even when the U.S. total is steady, one more gold can swing the story fast in a gold-first view. Thatâs why speed skating remains a prime ânext updateâ zone: Stolz has already been on the podium, and U.S. veteran Brittany Bowe is still chasing a career-capping Olympic medal in the womenâs 1,500m.
Medal count FAQ
How is the Olympic medal table ranked?
Most standings are shown gold-first, then silver, then bronze (though some sites emphasize total medals).
Who leads the 2026 Winter Olympics medal count right now?
As of 9:54 a.m. ET on Feb. 20, Norway leads with 17 gold medals and 36 total medals.
When does the medal count update?
We refresh after major medal finalsâespecially when new golds hit the standings and the top cluster shifts.
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