![[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Feb 19, 2026; Milan, Italy; United States players pose for a team photo with their gold medals after defeating Canada in the women's ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.](https://statico.profootballnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/22200825/winter-olympics-2026-final-medal-02-23-26-1920x1280.jpg "Winter Olympics 2026 Final Medal Tally - Team USA Finishes Second Overall as Norway Sets New Gold Standard")
After two-plus weeks, the 2026 Winter Olympics have finally come to an end. The quadrennial event was jointly hosted by the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, marking the first time that occurred in the history of the quadrennial.
Norway has set a new standard of excellence with its performance. However, Team USA also garnered plenty of headlines with its own brilliant body of work, which included achieving the rare golden double in ice hockey.
The Final Medal Tally of Winter Olympics 2026 Explained
The closing ceremony of the Olympics was held Saturday night at the Verona Arena in Italy.
The baton was passed from the organizers of the current event to the organizing committee from the French Alps, which will be hosting the next edition in 2030. IOC President Kirsty Coventry officially closed the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Team Norway has led the Winter Olympics medal tally in each edition of the event since 2014. For the fourth consecutive time, the Norwegians finished first in medals while putting together an impressive teamwide effort.
With a total of 41 medals, including 18 gold medals, the Norwegian contingent once again established itself as the clear leader of the pack.
However, Team USA proved to be more than a match. Although a top-five finish has been guaranteed for the contingent, the Americans improved their performance by leaps and bounds, and what better way to prove it than the ice hockey event?
For the first time in the sport’s history, both teams are returning with gold, with the men’s team winning the title after a 46-year wait!
The Italian hosts also proved their worth as extremely fierce competitors. With a total of 30 medals, Team Italy secured a top-five finish. If not for Team USA & Team Japan, the medal tally would have seen near dominance by European countries in the current quadrennial event.
Here is the final medal tally for the top 10 gold-medal-winning countries in the 2026 Winter Olympics:
- Norway – 18 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals (41 medals)
- United States of America – 12 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze medals (33 medals)
- Netherlands – 10 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals (20 medals)
- Italy (Hosts) – 10 gold, 6 silver and 14 bronze medals (30 medals)
- Germany – 8 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze medals (26 medals)
- France – 8 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals (23 medals)
- Sweden – 8 gold, 6 silver, and 4 bronze medals (18 medals)
- Switzerland – 6 gold, 9 silver and 8 bronze medals (23 medals)
- Austria – 5 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals (18 medals)
- Japan – 5 gold, 7 silver and 12 bronze medals (24 medals)
