Looking for the latest 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medal count? Below is the updated table and the Feb. 12 results that are moving the standings.
2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Milano Cortina) — live updates
Last updated: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 at 5:01 p.m. ET
Top takeaway: Norway still leads on gold medals (7), but Italy now leads total medals (16) and has climbed to 6 gold medals, while Team USA sits at 4 gold and 14 total medals as Feb. 12 finals continue reshaping the table.
Biggest movers today:
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Italy: Francesca Lollobrigida wins women’s 5,000m speed skating gold, her second gold of these Games, pushing Italy to 6 gold and 16 total medals.
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Australia: Cooper Woods won men’s moguls gold, Australia’s first gold of these Games and an instant boost to the medal table (and a big U.S.-overnight headline).
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Norway: still No. 1 on a standard gold-first medal table, even with Italy surging on totals.
What’s next (next 12 hours): More finals are coming across the snow and sliding sports, and those events can flip the top 10 quickly, especially if a country stacks multiple podiums in one session.
Updated 2026 Winter Olympics medal count (Top 10)
(Standard display: gold-first, then silver, then bronze.)
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | France | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Austria | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Team USA check: United States — 4 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze (13 total).
Note: Some trackers sort by total medals instead of gold-first. This post reflects Reuters medal totals at the time of update, displayed in the standard gold-first order.
Italy adds another gold as Lollobrigida wins 5,000m speed skating
Italy’s medal haul grew again when Francesca Lollobrigida won women’s 5,000m speed skating gold, her second gold of Milano Cortina 2026, as Italy climbed to 6 gold medals and 17 total medals. The podium also included Merel Conijn (silver) for the Netherlands and Ragne Wiklund (bronze) for Norway.
Why today’s Italy surge matters: Brignone’s super-G gold fuels the host push
Italy’s Feb. 12 headline is Federica Brignone’s super-G gold, a win that adds to the host nation’s momentum — and keeps Italy’s total medal count climbing as the Games move deeper into the schedule.
From a medal-table perspective, it’s a classic “gold that moves you” result: one gold can swing perception and positioning fast, even when several nations are piling up silvers and bronzes.
Italy’s push is also a reminder of how quickly the host narrative can change the standings: one Alpine gold plus a couple of podiums elsewhere can flip the “who’s leading” conversation in a single morning. For U.S. readers, the key is whether Team USA can convert its growing total into more golds as the next wave of finals hits.
Australia’s first gold: Cooper Woods wins men’s moguls
One of the biggest “new gold” stories of the day: Australia’s Cooper Woods took men’s moguls gold, edging Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury on a tiebreak.
That single result matters for the table because it’s Australia’s first gold of the Games, the kind of update readers look for when they search “medal count today” and want to know what just changed.
Medal count FAQ
How is the Olympic medal table ranked?
Most standings are shown gold-first, then silver, then bronze — although some sites emphasize total medals.
Who leads the 2026 Winter Olympics medal count right now?
As of 5:01 p.m. ET on Feb. 12, Norway leads on gold medals (7), while Italy leads total medals (16).
When does the medal count update?
We refresh after major medal finals — especially when new golds hit the standings and the top cluster shifts.
2026 Winter Olympics Medal Count Feb. 12: Italy Up to 6 Gold (16 Total) as Norway Leads Gold (7)