2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Milano Cortina) â live updates
Last updated: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 at 9:52 ET
Top takeaway: Norway leads on gold, while Norway and Italy are tied on total medals after Team USAâs first gold (womenâs downhill) and Norwayâs skiathlon gold.
Biggest movers today:
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Norway: +1 medal (gold in menâs skiathlon â Johannes Høsflot Klæbo)
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Team USA: first medal / first gold thanks to Breezy Johnson (womenâs downhill)
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Germany: adds a silver (womenâs downhill â Emma Aicher) and gets on the early board
Whatâs next (next 12 hours): Figure skating team event medals later Sunday + curling continues
Updated 2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Top 10)
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Czechia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team USA check: United States â 1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze (1 total)
Why âgold-firstâ matters: even though Norway and Italy are tied on total medals, Norway sits on top because it has more gold medals (2 vs. 1).
The Day 2 result that put Team USA on the board
The biggest early Day 2 shift for U.S. readers: Breezy Johnson won gold in the womenâs downhill, delivering Team USAâs first medal of these Games.
Johnsonâs win came in a chaotic race that included a frightening crash involving Lindsey Vonn, who was reported to have been taken to a hospital after going down early in her run.
From a medal-count perspective, that one result matters because it immediately changes the âwhoâs still waiting for a medalâ conversation, and it gives the U.S. a foothold in the gold standings while the schedule ramps up.
Norway adds to its lead as Klaebo grabs skiathlon gold
Norwayâs position at the top also got stronger on Sunday when Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won gold in the menâs skiathlon after an explosive finish.
Klæboâs win is the type of early-Week momentum-builder that typically signals Norwayâs familiar Winter Games pattern: rack up medals in endurance and snow events while other nations try to keep pace with one-off golds in alpine and sliding sports.
Italyâs early boost: a home gold in speedskating
Italyâs biggest headline moment so far: Francesca Lollobrigida won gold in the womenâs 3,000m speedskating, giving the host nation an early âhome crowdâ surge.
Italyâs medal total is matching Norwayâs in the early standings, the difference is simply that Norway has converted more of those podiums into gold so far.
Medal count FAQ
How is the Olympic medal table ranked?
Most standings are sorted by gold medals first, then silver, then bronze.
Who leads the 2026 Winter Olympics medal count right now?
As of 9:57 a.m. ET, Norway leads in gold medals, while Norway and Italy are tied in total medals.
When does the medal count update?
We refresh this post after major medal events, especially overnight U.S. time and again ahead of primetime.
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