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Winter Olympics Medal Count Today (Feb. 19): Norway Hits 16 Gold as SkiMo Debut Adds New Champions

Looking for the latest 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medal count? Below is the updated table and the Feb. 19 results that are moving the standings right now.


2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Milano Cortina) — live updates

Last updated: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at 10:38 a.m. ET
Top takeaway: Norway remains firmly No. 1 with 16 gold medals and 34 total medals, while host Italy sits at 9 gold (26 total) and Team USA is holding at 7 gold (24 total) as Thursday’s finals add more “table-changer” medals.

At a glance (gold-first): Norway 16 | Italy 9 | USA 7 | France 6 | Netherlands 6 | Sweden 6 | Switzerland 6

Biggest movers today

What’s next (next 12 hours): More medal sessions are still on deck (including more snow/ice finals), and those are the sports that can reshuffle the Top 10 quickly when one nation stacks podiums in a short window.


Updated 2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Top 10)

(Standard display: gold-first, then silver, then bronze.)

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Norway 16 8 10 34
2 Italy 9 5 12 26
3 United States 7 11 6 24
4 France 6 8 5 19
5 Netherlands 6 7 2 15
6 Sweden 6 6 3 15
7 Switzerland 6 4 3 13
8 Germany 5 8 8 21
9 Austria 5 8 5 18
10 Japan 5 6 11 22

Team USA check: United States — 7 gold, 11 silver, 6 bronze (24 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 keeps staying on top

A lot of fans search medal counts assuming “most medals” and “most golds” are the same thing. Right now, Norway is winning both categories: 16 gold and 34 total. That’s why Norway keeps showing up first on the default gold-first medal table—and why it’s still separating from the pack late in the Games.

SkiMo’s Olympic debut adds instant “new gold” storylines

Ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut Thursday, and it immediately delivered the kind of results that pop in “medal count today” searches.

On the women’s side, Switzerland’s Marianne Fatton won the first women’s SkiMo sprint gold, while France’s Emily Harrop took silver and Spain’s Ana Alonso Rodriguez earned bronze.
On the men’s side, Spain’s Oriol Cardona Coll won gold in the inaugural men’s sprint—Spain’s first Winter Olympic gold in decades—while France added another medal with bronze.

Norway adds another “gold that matters” in Nordic combined

Norway’s medal-table leverage continues to come from the events that reliably create gold separation. The Nordic combined team sprint turned chaotic in heavy snow, but Norway still landed on top, edging Finland and adding a bronze to Austria’s total.


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 10:38 a.m. ET on Feb. 19, Norway leads with 16 gold medals and 34 total medals.

When does the medal count update?
We refresh after major medal finals—especially when new golds hit the standings and the top cluster shifts.

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