United States wins its most Winter Olympic gold medals ever
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The United States made Olympic history.
The Americans won their 11th gold medal on Saturday, setting a new record for the most gold medals in the country’s Winter Olympic history.
The record-breaking medal was won by the mixed aerial team of Chris Lillis, Connor Curran and Kaila Kuhn.
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Team USA sings the national anthem with the gold medal at the winners’ ceremony following the women’s ice hockey gold medal match between the USA and Canada at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games in Milan, Italy on February 19, 2026. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)
The previous record was 10 at the 2002 Games played on home soil in Salt Lake City.
Individual gold winners include the aforementioned Stolz, Breezy Johnson (alpine skiing, women’s downhill), Elizabeth Lawley (freestyle skiing, women’s moguls), Elana Meyers Taylor (women’s monobob), Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing, women’s slalom), Alex Ferreira (men’s freestyle halfpipe skiing) and Alysa Liu, who won the United States’ first women’s singles gold medal. I’ve been ice skating since 2002.
Megan Keller (5) celebrates with a flag with Team USA’s Cayla Barnes (3) after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime during the women’s gold medal game against Canada at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy on February 19, 2026. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Overall victories include three in freestyle skiing, two in speed skating (both Jordan Stolz), one each in alpine skiing and figure skating, and one each in bobsled and women’s ice hockey from a thrilling comeback and overtime victory over arch-rival Canada.
The Americans have 31 total medals, 12 silver and 8 bronze, and there are a few more opportunities before the Games end on Sunday.
The men’s hockey team will advance to the gold medal game against Canada on the final day of the games, which also marks the 46th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice.”
Gold medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States celebrates after the men’s 500-meter speed skating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on February 14, 2026. (Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
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Before the hockey game, the United States will also be able to win medals in the four-man mixed luge, women’s 50-kilometer cross-country skiing and women’s halfpipe freestyle skiing.
Norway is the leader with 40 medals and 18 gold.
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