2026 Winter Olympics Coverage • Day 11 of Competition!
📅 February 6 - 22, 2026
Last updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM EST
Listen to today's Milano Cortina 2026 news update!
Updated: February 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM EST
| Country | 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 12 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 🇺🇸 USA | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
🛷 Elana Meyers Taylor Wins Monobob Gold at 41 — Most Decorated Female US Winter Olympian!
The 41-year-old bobsledder, competing in her fifth Olympics, finally claimed the elusive gold medal after five previous medals (three silver, one bronze). She's now tied with speed skating legend Bonnie Blair as the most decorated female US Winter Olympian with six career medals. Fellow American Kaillie Humphries, also 40, won bronze. "I'm super excited to finally have a gold medal," Meyers Taylor said.
⛸️ Japan's Miura & Kihara Rally From 5th to Win Pairs Figure Skating Gold!
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered a career-best free skate to score 231.24 total points and claim Japan's first-ever Olympic pairs figure skating title. An incredible comeback after their disappointing short program left them in fifth place. The reigning world champions proved their mettle when it mattered most!
⛷️ Meillard Takes Slalom Gold After McGrath's Dramatic Crash! Velzeboer Doubles!
Switzerland's Loïc Meillard won men's slalom gold — his third medal of the Games — after Norway's Atle Lie McGrath, who led after run one, crashed out on his second run. The Netherlands' Xandra Velzeboer won her second short track gold in the women's 1000m. Canada's Megan Oldham won freeski big air gold (Eileen Gu silver), and Austria claimed the inaugural men's super team ski jumping title.
🛷 Elana Meyers Taylor — Gold at 41, Most Decorated Female US Winter Olympian
At 41, the mother of two finally added Olympic gold to her collection after five Games and six total medals. Meyers Taylor's monobob victory was one of the most emotional moments of Milano Cortina 2026, tying speed skating icon Bonnie Blair's record. "It means so much to the support staff around me, to my friends, my family," she said through tears.
⛸️ Ilia Malinin Opens Up About "Invisible Battles" and Online Hatred
After his shocking 8th-place finish in the men's free skate, American figure skating star Ilia Malinin posted on Instagram about "invisible battles on the inside" and "vile online hatred." The reigning world champion confirmed he'll participate in the exhibition gala on February 21, showing grace under immense pressure.
🏒 USA Women's Hockey Destroys Sweden 5-0! Meyers Taylor Wins Gold!
A dominant day for American women! The US women's hockey team crushed Sweden 5-0 in the semifinals and will face Canada for gold on Thursday. Elana Meyers Taylor won monobob gold, becoming the most decorated female US Winter Olympian alongside Bonnie Blair. Humphries added bronze for a 1-3 US finish in monobob. Team USA now has 6 golds and 19 total medals.
7 Medal Events — Figure Skating, Hockey Playoffs, Aerials & More!
⛸️ Women's Figure Skating Short Program — Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito & Amber Glenn for Team USA!
🏒 Men's Ice Hockey Playoffs Begin — Knockout stage action!
🎿 Men's Aerials Final
🛷 Women's Bobsled — Two-woman event heats
⛸️ Men's 1500m Speed Skating
🏒 Women's Ice Hockey — Bronze medal game
🥌 Curling — Men's round robin continues
🥇 Elana Meyers Taylor — Women's Monobob (Feb 16) — Historic Gold at 41!
Meyers Taylor became the most decorated female US Winter Olympian (tied with Bonnie Blair) with her first Olympic gold after five Games and six career medals.
🥇 Jordan Stolz — Men's Speedskating 500m (Feb 14) — Olympic Record!
Stolz set an Olympic record to win his SECOND gold of these Games! The 21-year-old phenom is USA's breakout star.
🥇 Jordan Stolz — Men's Speedskating 1,000m (Feb 11)
Stolz dominated the field to capture gold in the men's 1,000-meter speedskating.
🥇 Jaelin Kauf — Women's Moguls (Feb 9)
Kauf won gold in women's moguls, later adding a silver in dual moguls to become a double medalist at these Games.
🥇 Breezy Johnson — Women's Alpine Downhill (Feb 8)
Team USA's FIRST gold of Milano Cortina 2026! An emotional win that came hours after teammate Lindsey Vonn's tragic crash in the same event.
🥇 Team Figure Skating — Back-to-Back Gold! (Feb 8)
Led by "Quad God" Ilia Malinin's stunning free skate and backflip, USA beat Japan by just 1 point (69-68) to claim their second consecutive team figure skating gold!