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

After Team USA won gold in the mixed team aerials final on Saturday, the nation made personal history with its most golds won in a single Winter Olympics. Then on the last day of the games, Team USA stunned Canada 2-1 in overtime to win men's ice hockey gold and add to the total collection.

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 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.

Amber Glenn has been one of the biggest Team USA stars of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the figure skater is now giving her fans an exclusive look at her Olympic Village experience. The 26 year old took part

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.

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

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.