See the Olympic medal count for the 2026 Winter Games

The United States is fielding its biggest Winter Olympics team ever for the 2026 Gameswith 232 athletes going for the gold. The wins started early as Breezy Johnson claimed America's first gold medal of the Games in women's downhill and U.S. figure skaters won gold in the team competition. Speedskater Jordan Stolz has won two gold medals so far. 

As the days go onathletes in other sports have added a growing number of medals to the mix.

Team USA brought home the most medals of any country at the 2024 Summer Olympicsbut 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'Ampezzothe two host cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy.

Overall medal count for the 2026 Winter Olympics

One week into the GamesNorway and Italy topped the overall medal countwith Norway winning the most gold so far.

The chart below is updated hourly with the latest medal count of the 2026 Games. (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 for the 2026 Olympics

In the first two days after the opening ceremonyTeam USA scooped up two medalsboth of them gold.

Breezy Johnson won gold in the women's downhilland American figure skaters won gold in the team eventhelped by a dominant performance from Ilia Malininwho is known as the "Quad God" for executing the most difficult jumps. 

On TuesdayBen Ogden became the first American man to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since 1976, earning a silver in the sprint. Alex Hall took silver in the free skiwhile Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan won bronze in the team downhill event. Team USA had a shot at gold in mixed doubles curlingbut fell short against Sweden and will go home with silver.

On Wednesdayskier Elizabeth Lemley took gold in moguls and speedskating star Jordan Stolz won gold in the 1,000 meterssetting an Olympic record in the process. Ice dancing duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates won silver after being barely edged out of the top spot. 

Thursday brought a silver for snowboarder Chloe Kim in the halfpipe and a bronze for cross-country skier Jessie Diggins.

On SaturdayJalein Kauf and Elizabeth Lemley added to Team USA's tally with silver and bronzerespectivelyin women's dual moguls. In speedskatingStolz won his second gold medal and set his second Olympic record of these Games when he won at the 500 meters. He's the first American since 1980 to win multiple speedskating gold medals.

Historic medal for South America

Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathenwith a powerful final run in the Olympic giant slalomwon gold and earned South America's first-ever medal at a Winter Games.

Pinheiro Braathenwho comes from a family where his mother is Brazilian and his father is Norwegianrepresented Norway until 2023 when he abruptly retired. He returned to the sport in 2024representing Brazil and since then has accomplished plenty of "firsts" with his new country: first Brazilian Alpine racer to finish on a World Cup podium last year and first-ever World Cup win for the country this season.

Winter Olympics gold medal record set

Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won a ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing on Feb. 15setting a Winter Games record.

The 29‑year‑old came into the games with five gold medals and has since added four more to his count: Men's 10km IntervalMen's 4 x 7.5km RelayMen's 10km + 10km Skiathlon and Men's 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay.

Fellow NorwegiansMarit Bjoergen and Bjorn Daehlie in cross-country skiing and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in the biathlonheld the previous record with eight Winter Olympics gold medals. They have all retired.

What was the medal count for the 2022 Winter Olympics?

At the 2022 Winter GamesNorway took home the most medalswinning 37 in allincluding 16 gold. 

Next came the ROCthe Russian Olympic Committee teamwith a total of 32followed by Germany with 27 and Canada with 26.

Team USA ranked fifth with 25 medals — nine goldnine silver and seven bronze. 

Who has the most Olympic medals of all time?

While the International Olympic Committee does not compile rankingsthe Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage does keep a medal tally. It counts one medal for placing firstsecond or third in an event regardless of how many athletes were on a team.

In the overall medal count from all previous Summer and Winter Gamesthe U.S. comes out on top with 3,103 medals.

The U.S. is followed in the medal count by the former Soviet Unionwhich earned 1,204 medals before its breakup in 1991. Germany comes third with 1,091 medals.

The U.S. has also won the most gold medalswith 1,220according to the Olympic Foundation. 

But when it comes to the history of the Winter Olympics alonethe U.S. dips to second place in the medal count behind Norwaya perennial winter sports powerhouse.

Athletes from Norway have taken home a total of 404 medals from past Winter Games. The U.S. has previously won 330while Germany places third with 286.