The United States finished the 2026 Winter Games with 33 total medals. Was it enough to top the competition?

The 11th gold broke the record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil — in Salt Lake City in 2002, which has long stood as a turning point for a Winter sports program that had struggled over previous decades. Team USA took home 10 gold medals at those Games.

In Friday's medal events, Team USA picked up another gold medal in the men's Freestyle Skiing halfpipe final, where Alex Ferreira finally captured gold to complete his set after winning silver and bronze in 2018 and 2022. Ferreira threw down a 93.75 in his third and final run of the night to jump ahead of Estonia's Henry Sildaru for the gold medal.

In the men's cross-country team spring, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher surged to silver to deliver the United States its first-ever Olympic medal in the event. Ogden won his second silver as he previously became the first American man to reach an Olympic cross-country podium since 1976.

The golden goal athlete and her team declined President Donald Trump's offer to attend the State of the Union after he invited the men's team following their win

The Team USA men’s hockey team has drawn significant sports media coverage after their 2026 Winter Olympics finale, and their win over Canada proved to be massive for NBC. The Americans captured their first Winter Olympics gold medal in

FBI Director Kash Patel has defended his trip to the Winter Olympics in Italy after footage of him celebrating with the USA hockey team drew online criticism. In a post on X, Patel told "very concerned media" he was "extremely humbled" to be with the men's team after their victory over Canada in Milan.