Team USA concluded the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, with a record 12 gold medals, 12 silvers, and nine bronzes, totaling 33 medals and finishing second overall. The performance marked the most golds ever for the United States in a Winter Games, spanning sports from ice hockey to freestyle skiing. Standout achievements included double gold in hockey and multiple podiums in skiing disciplines.
The 2026 Winter Olympics, held from February 6 to 22 in northern Italy, showcased Team USA's depth across 16 disciplines, with nearly 3,000 athletes competing globally. The U.S. delegation excelled particularly in freestyle skiing, securing eight medals, including gold in women's moguls by Elizabeth Lemley, men's halfpipe by Alex Ferreira, and mixed team aerials by Chris Lillis, Kaila Kuhn, and Connor Curran. Jaelin Kauf earned silvers in women's moguls and dual moguls, while Alexander Hall took silver in men's slopestyle and Mac Forehand in men's big air. Lemley also claimed bronze in dual moguls.
In alpine skiing, Breezy Johnson won gold in the downhill, edging Germany's Emma Archer by 0.04 seconds, and Mikaela Shiffrin captured gold in women's slalom. Ryan Cochran-Siegle secured silver in men's super-G, and Jacqueline Wiles with Paula Moltzan earned bronze in women's team combined. Speed skating yielded five medals: Jordan Stolz's golds in the 500-meter and 1,000-meter sprints, silver in the 1,500-meter, silver for the men's team pursuit with Casey Dawson, Ethan Cepuran, and Emery Lehman, and bronze for Mia Manganello in the women's mass start.
Figure skating produced eight medals, highlighted by Alysa Liu's gold in women's singles—her second of the Games—and gold in the team event featuring Liu, Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, plus Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea. Chock and Bates added silver in mixed ice dance. Bobsleigh saw Elana Meyers Taylor's gold in women's monobob, with bronzes for Kaillie Armbruster Humphries in monobob and with Jasmine Jones in two-woman.
Cross-country skiing medals included silvers for Ben Ogden in men's sprint classic and with Gus Schumacher in team sprint freestyle, plus Jessie Diggins' bronze in women's 10-kilometer freestyle. Ice hockey delivered double golds: the women's team, captained by Hilary Knight, defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime for their third Olympic gold since 2018, while the men won their first since 1980 on the same scoreline. Knight broke U.S. records with 15 goals and most points. Snowboarding featured Chloe Kim's halfpipe silver and Jake Canter's slopestyle bronze. Additional medals came in curling (mixed doubles silver by Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse), luge (Ashley's Farquharson's women's singles bronze), and short track (Corinne Stoddard's 1,500-meter bronze). Personal milestones included Knight's proposal to speed skater Brittaney Bowe and Johnson's engagement post-gold. These results underscored Team USA's resilience and talent, with freestyle skiing and speed skating as top contributors.
