Winter Olympics Update: February 7th
As of February 7th, Norway leads the medal count at the current Winter Olympics with twelve gold medals (in Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, speed skating, biathlon, and ski jumping), seven silver medals (speed skating, biathlon, alpine skiing, and ski jumping), and nine bronze medals (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, speed skating, alpine skiing, and biathlon). https://olympics.com/en/olympic-winter-games/milan-cortina-2026/medal-count
Italy follows in second place with eight gold medals, four silver, and eleven bronze, while the United States is in third with six gold, eight silver, and five bronze. https://olympics.com/en/olympic-winter-games/milan-cortina-2026/medal-count
norway appears to be a strong contender to finish first notably when considering the number of gold medals secured.
Historically, Norway has been dominant in the Winter olympics. Thay won the most medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, finishing with 37 medals, including 16 gold. https://olympics.com/en/news/beijing-2022-winter-olympics-medal-table-final Norway has topped the medal table at every Winter Games as 2014.
The United States, with the largest delegation at the Milan Games (233 athletes), is also expected to achieve a significant medal haul. https://www.teamusa.org/olympics/2026/milan-cortina/delegation
Among European Union countries, Germany appears to have the best chance of leading the medal count. Berlin has the second-largest delegation (189 athletes) behind italy (196 athletes) among the 27 EU nations.
Since the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924, Germany has won a total of 267 medals, including 107 gold. https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/winter-olympics/medal-count This places them third overall behind Norway (405 medals) and the United States (330 medals). Germany finished second in the medal count at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, winning 12 gold medals. https://olympics.com/en/news/beijing-2022-winter-olympics-medal-table-final
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