Norway continued to lead the overall standings at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games, winning 17 gold medals and 37 medals overall. The United States came in second place with 9 golds and 27 medals in total, equal with host Italy in the number of gold medals.
In the biathlon competitions, Norwegian Johans Dahl-Schivdal won the 15-kilometre team start title in Anterselva, after achieving a perfect shooting performance (20 out of 20). He was followed by his compatriot, Sturla Laegreid, in second place, while Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet took third place, becoming the French athlete with the most medals in the history of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
In women’s curling, Sweden qualified for the final after defeating Canada 6-3, to face Switzerland, which beat the United States 7-4. As for the men’s final, there will be a confrontation between Britain and Canada, the two countries that won second and third place in the Beijing 2022 tournament.
The freestyle halfpipe competitions witnessed disturbing incidents, as New Zealander Finlay Melville Ives and former Canadian champion Casey Sharp suffered a violent fall, but medical teams confirmed their condition was stable.
For her part, Zimbabwean International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said that the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina demonstrated the organization’s ability to innovate and sustain, and praised the use of a small number of facilities and the great success achieved by the Games at the implementation level.
