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The United States has won more than 100 gold medals at the Winter Olympics. Find out which events have brought the most success.
The first medals of the 2026 Winter Olympics were awarded Saturday in men's downhill skiing and women's cross-country Skiathlon.
Unlike in the Summer Olympics where Americans often dominate the podium, Team USA has lagged behind a bit in recent Winter Games. In 2022, Team USA finished fifth in the medal count with 25 total medals -- although their nine gold medals was good for third.
The U.S. women's hockey team improved to 2-0 with a dominant 5-0 victory over Finland. Five different players scored for the Americans, highlighted by captain Hilary Knight tying the all-time U.S. women's record for Olympic goals.
Team USA is expected to produce a good-sized medal haul at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Americans already have an edge in the team event and are favored to bring home golds in the men's event and the ice dance. A medal performance or two is also expected from the women's event, where the top Americans will do battle with Japan's Kaori Sakamoto.
Competing in the snowboard big air final, Team USA's Ollie Martin stomped a backside 1980 on his second run in Cortina. The Vail native redeemed himself on his second run with a respectable score of 79.50. He’ll need to go even bigger in his third and final run to knock off the competition.
The Olympics cap a decade in which Milan has seen a property boom following the 2015 World Expo, with locals squeezed by soaring living costs as Italy's tax scheme for wealthy new