The race for the top of the 2026 Winter Olympics medal standings is winding down, as we enter the final weekend of the Milan Cortina Games. With the Olympics winding down, Team USA has closed the gap with Norway,

While Norway rules the 2026 medal table, its hockey teams are at home — a stark difference from its Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland.

Frostad swiped the gold medal back from Forehand by equalling that 98.25 on his final run, giving Norway its 14th gold of this year's Games. While Forehand couldn't nab gold, he walked away with an impressive silver medal in what commentators called the best Big Air competition they've ever seen with outrageous scoring from the entire field.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Norway swept the Nordic combined events at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with a victory in the team sprint through heavy snowfall Thursday in what could be the final time the sport is featured in the Olympics.

Norway’s remarkable consistency at the Winter Olympics stems from a decades‑old culture that puts children’s happiness, equal access to sport and shared expertise ahead of fast results, the country’s head of delegation Tore Oevreboe said.

Last updated: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET Top takeaway: Norway has stretched its lead to 14 gold medals and 31 total medals, while host Italy is up to 9 gold (24 total) and Team USA has climbed to 6 gold (21 total) as another wave of finals hits the standings

Norway cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo set a Winter Olympics record on Sunday by winning his ninth career gold medal — most in Winter Olympic history. The gold was his fourth of the 2026 Winter Olympics, joining his victories in the 10 km freestyle, 20 km skiathlon and the men's individual sprint.

By Liz Hampton and Tommy Lund PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nordic combined closed on a bittersweet note at the Winter Games, with these Olympics possibly the sport's last and women glaringly missing from competition.

Sturla Holm Laegreid confessed to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal. This is how it dominated the news in Norway.

History was made across multiple venues at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Mikaela Shiffrin won gold in the women's slalom to become the winningest alpine skier in United States Olympic history. Norway's Johannes Klaebo won his 10th-career gold medal in the men's cross-country team sprint.