The 2026 Winter Olympics medal count is taking shape as the Milano Cortina Games begin to wind down. Norway sits atop the table with a whopping 34 medals, including an Olympic-high 16 gold, 8 silver,

Gold medals are usually chosen by the skates that are free and skated with wild abandon, and she is the skater capable of that.” – Tara Lipinski on Olympic champion Alysa Liu

With the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in the spotlight, claims about politicians and athletes tore through feeds like Olympic speed skaters.

The 2026 Winter Olympics ran into an odd situation last week when an Italian media outlet reported that a condom shortage is plaguing the massive global sporting event. With over 2,900 athletes competing at the Milan-Cortina Games,

Wednesday marked the 13 th consecutive day that NBCU’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympic audience has topped 20 million viewers, according to official Nielsen Big Data + Panel viewership and preliminary data from Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu will be leaving the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics with at least two silver medals. She could add one more medal to her total if she can qualify for Saturday's women's skiing halfpipe final.

Watch the pet cross the finish line in Milan Cortina.