Medal Count Olympics 2026: Team USA sits third with 24 medals and seven golds
Team USA has accumulated 24 medals so far, seven of them gold, a tally that defines the current medal count olympics 2026 and places the Americans third in total medals. That standing matters because a handful of landmark performances across skiing, skating and speedskating have driven the U. S. ascent and reshaped the podium race this week.
Medal Count Olympics 2026: Team USA at 24 medals, seven golds
The present medal count olympics 2026 shows Team USA with 24 medals and seven golds, leaving the team in third place for total medals. By comparison, Norway leads in golds with 15 and tops total medals with 32, while host Italy has 25 medals, nine of which are gold. Those figures frame the current national standings and the margin teams must overcome as the Games continue.
Breezy Johnson's Feb. 8 downhill delivers first U. S. gold of the Games
On Feb. 8 Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill skiing event, becoming only the second American woman to win Olympic downhill gold. It was the first Olympic medal of her career and it served as Team USA’s first gold medal at this year’s Winter Games. Johnson tearfully accepted the medal on the podium and said, "it doesn’t feel real yet. " Her victory provided an early boost to the U. S. medal haul and set a tone for subsequent American successes.
Ilia Malinin's team skate on Feb. 8 clinches a second medal for the U. S., beating Japan
Also on Feb. 8, the figure skating team event produced another American medal. Ilia Malinin, known as the "Quad God, " stepped onto the ice with the gold hinging on his performance. His skate delivered enough points to defeat Japan, and that contribution produced the second U. S. medal of the day. Malinin’s result demonstrates how a single decisive skate in a team format can convert into a national podium finish.
Elizabeth Lemley, Jaelin Kauf and Jordan Stolz add to the American haul on Feb. 11 and Saturday
On Feb. 11, 20-year-old Elizabeth Lemley won gold in her Olympic debut in women’s moguls; her teammate Jaelin Kauf took the silver in that event. That result added a fresh gold and a silver to the U. S. total in freestyle skiing.
Speedskater Jordan Stolz captured gold in the men’s 1, 000 meters, setting an Olympic record in the process. On Saturday, Stolz won a second gold and set another Olympic record. Stolz’s two-record performance yielded two gold medals for the U. S. speedskating team and materially increased the American share of top podium finishes.
How individual moments have driven national standings
Several cause-and-effect threads are evident: Johnson’s downhill win supplied Team USA’s opening gold, Malinin’s team free skate converted a tight figure skating contest into a medal by outscoring Japan, and Stolz’s record-setting races produced two golds that raised the American total. What makes this notable is how isolated, high-stakes performances in different disciplines have aggregated into a substantial national tally in a short period.
Isabel Yip is a news associate for NBC News.
