Norway Claims Medal Race Crown As USA Captures 12 Golds In Thrilling Italy Finale

Italy’s Winter Stage Delivers a Medal Race for the Ages

The biggest winter competition on the planet wrapped up in Italy with drama, dominance, and just enough late pressure to keep things interesting until the final events. From lightning fast ice to gravity defying runs in the mountains, this year’s showdown felt like a championship game that went down to the final possession.

Some nations controlled the tempo from start to finish. Others made second half pushes. But when the snow settled, the medal race tally told the story.

Top 5 Medal Winners

Here’s how the final standings shaped up:

1. Norway – 41 medals (18 gold, 12 silver, 11 bronze)

2. United States – 33 medals (12 gold, 12 silver, 9 bronze)

3. Italy – 30 medals (10 gold, 6 silver, 14 bronze)

4. Germany – 26 medals (8 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze)

5. Japan – 24 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze)

Norway set the standard all competition long, capturing the most gold medals and securing the top spot with consistency across multiple disciplines.

The United States delivered a strong surge to lock in second, powered by clutch performances.

Italy rode home energy to a top three finish, while Germany and Japan stayed within striking distance throughout the two week showdown.

USA Gold Medal Winners

Team USA secured twelve gold medals, showcasing the second best take home in terms of gold medal execution.

Breezy Johnson

• Event: Women’s Downhill (Alpine Skiing)

Jordan Stolz (2)

• Event: Men’s 1000m (Speed Skating)

• Event: Men's 500m (Speed Skating)

Elizabeth Lemley

• Event: Women’s Moguls (Freestyle Skiing)

USA Figure Skating Team – Mixed Team Event

• Madison Chock

• Evan Bates

• Ellie Kam

• Ilia Malinin

• Danny O'Shea

• Amber Glenn

• Alysa Liu

Elana Meyers Taylor

• Event: Women's Monobob (Bobsledding)

Mikaela Shiffrin

• Event: Women's Slalom (Alpine Skiing)

Alysa Liu

• Event: Women's Singles (Figure Skating)

USA Women's Hockey Team

• Lee Stecklein

• Cayla Barnes

• Caroline Harvey

• Megan Keller

• Rory Guilday

• Haley Winn

• Kirsten Simms

• Laila Edwards

• Kelly Pannek

• Grace Zumwinkle

• Hayley Scamurra

• Britta Curl

• Hilary Knight

• Tessa Janecke

• Hannah Bilka

• Joy Dunne

• Alex Carpenter

• Kendall Coyne

• Taylor Heise

• Ava McNaughton

• Aerin Frankel

• Gwyneth Philips

• Abbey Murphy

Alex Ferreira

• Event: Men's Halfpipe (Freestyle Skiing)

USA Freestyle Skiing Team – Mixed Team Aerials Event

• Kaila Kuhn

• Connor Curran

• Christopher Lillis

USA Women's Hockey Team

• Matt Boldy

• Kyle Connor

• Jack Eichel

• Brock Faber

• Jake Guentzel

• Noah Hanifin

• Connor Hellebuyck

• Jack Hughes

• Quinn Hughes

• Clayton Keller

• Jackson LaCombe

• Dylan Larkin

• Auston Matthews

• Charlie McAvoy

• J.T. Miller

• Brock Nelson

• Jacke Sanderson

• Jaccob Slavin

• Jeremy Swayman

• Tage Thompson

• Brady Tkachuk

• Matthew Tkachuk

• Vincent Trocheck

• Zach Werenski

With only two Team USA competitors earning more than one gold medals, standout individual performances didn't exist like the summer games when Michael Phelps was in his dominant form. The two highlights were Jordan Stolz and Alysa Liu as the only USA athletes to earn multiple golds in Italy.

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