Top 15 athletes with the most Olympic medals

Every Olympic Games brings together the best athletes from around the world. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, about 2,900 athletes are competing across 116 events. Only a small group will leave with medals.

Here's how many medals US Olympic athletes have earned as of Feb. 17

How many medals does USA have in the Olympics in 2026? See the latest results from Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Olympic meltdown: Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotions

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them.
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This Cat Wearing His Owner's Gold Medal Is The True Winner Of The Olympics — Period

Winning a gold medal is an amazing feat, but getting to place a medal on an adorable cat is even better! Mysti proudly shows off her dad, Ilia Malinin's, medal.

Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history, finally secures her first gold medal

The Olympian and mother of two first made her Olympic debut in 2010 in Vancouver. Sixteen years later, she adds

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu takes silver in big air as Canada’s Megan Oldham wins Olympic gold

Eileen Gu also won silver in slopestyle and still has her best event, the halfpipe, in which she will try to defend her title Saturday.