Who is winning the Winter Olympics? Updated 2026 medal standings, most gold medal winners by country
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The United States has long painted itself as the world's preeminent sporting power. The 2026 Winter Olympics suggests that might not be the case.
The Americans regularly finish at the top of the podium in the Summer Games. But in winter? That time of the year has tended to be dominated by European nations -- particularly Norway.
While high-profile events like men's speed-skating, team figure-skating and women's snowboarding has seen Americans scale the podium, the numbers suggest the Norwegians are on top. Only time will tell if those figures will hold true come the end of the tournament.
With that, here's a look at the leaders in medals during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Who is winning the Olympics?
Track the three countries with the most Olympic medals below:
(last update: 8:45 p.m. ET., Feb. 15).
CountryMedalsGoldSilverBronzeNorway261277Italy228410United States17584Norway sits atop the medal rankings so far, having picked up a dozen gold medals. The Nordic nation is the most successful country in Winter Olympics history by far. The Norwegians are hoping to keep that reputation alive in 2026.
Who has the most gold medals in 2026?
Here is a look at the countries leading the way in terms of gold medals in Milan Cortina.
(last update: 8:45 p.m. ET., Feb. 15).
CountryGold medalsOverall medalsNorway1226Italy822United States517Netherlands511Sweden511France415Germany415Austria413Switzerland49Japan317Australia35Great Britain33Olympic medal standings 2026
Here's a look at the top 10 countries in the overall Winter Olympics medal count:
(last update: 8:45 p.m. ET., Feb. 15).
CountryMedalsGoldSilverBronzeNorway261277Italy228410United States17584Japan17359France15474Germany15465Austria13454Netherlands11551Sweden11551Switzerland9423Canada9153MORE: 10 highest-paid Olympians in 2026
Winter Olympics medal leaders by year
Norway has been the Winter Olympics' most dominant side, leading the way in terms of medal count in four of the last six Winter Games. The last country to outperform Norway in the Winter Olympics was Canada in 2010.
Here are the medal count leaders and their medal total from each of the last 10 Winter Olympics:
YearCountryMedals2022Norway372018Norway392014Norway262010Canada262006Germany292002Norway251998Germany291994Russia231992Germany261988Soviet Union29