The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially over and ended with a theatrical closing ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22.
Now, it’s time to count. The Olympic medal count for the United States was strong for the 2026 Games, so let’s get into the final numbers.
At the end of the competitions, the U.S. rounded out the events in second place with 33 total medals, 12 of which were gold and silver and nine of which were bronze, according to Olympics research.
The U.S. had a glowing showing, but they were a distant second to Norway, which took the top spot. Norway snagged 41 medals, 18 of which were gold, 12 of which were silver and 11 bronze. Norway has led for the entire Winter Games, not changing for even a day. The No. 3 country on the tally was the Netherlands with 20 total medals: 10 gold, seven silver and three bronze.
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Digging deeper into the U.S.’s Olympic medal count, their gold medals came in a range of sports: skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, bobsleigh, snowboarding, curling, luge and short track.
One of the most high-profile victories for the U.S. was figure skater Alysa Liu bringing home a gold in the women’s individual figure skating event. She delivered in technical elements, which are crucial in figure skating, plus had a passion on the ice that captivated the audience. She also became the first woman from Team USA to win the Olympic individual figure skating gold since Sarah Hughes back in 2002.
“I was peak happiness when I was out there on the ice,” Liu said in an interview with the official Olympics website. “Nothing could bring me higher than that.”
She added in the interview, “I get to share my art on the world’s biggest stage. And so what’s not to be happy about?”
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According to research from the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. had the largest number of athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics with 235, as well as three alternate athletes, followed by Canada with 211 athletes and Italy with 195 athletes. All in all, 2,916 athletes competed in this year’s Winter Olympics.
