The United States is moving up in the medal count.
MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — The United States is right in the mix for the battle to be atop the medal count for the 2026 Winter Games after they got a nice boost Wednesday.
Nearly 350 medals are expected to be given during this year’s competitions, and so far Team USA has 11 of them.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the United States has brought home 11 medals: four gold, five silver, and two bronze. That total puts them behind Norway and Italy who have 13 and 12, respectively.
Who has won a medal for the United States?
Jordan Stolz delivers in 1,000 meters speedskating
The 21-year-old American world record holder opened his Milan Cortina Games in the men’s 1,000 meters. He won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.
Americans go 1-2 in women’s moguls
Team USA stole the show Wednesday with two medals in women’s moguls.
Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf secured gold and silver in freestyle skiing women’s moguls.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle in men’s super-G
American Ryan Cochran-Siegle won the silver medal in men’s super-G. He missed out on gold by 0.13 seconds.
Cochran-Siegle also earned silver in the super-G at the 2022 Beijing Games. It’s also another medal for his family as his mom, Barbara, captured gold in the slalom at the 1972 Sapporo Games. He comes from a long line of skiers.
Breezy Johnson in Women’s Downhill Alpine Skiing
Johnson brought home the gold for the United States during the 2026 Winter Games, finishing in 1:36.10. Germany’s Emma Aicher took bronze in 1:36.14, just 0.04 seconds back, while Italy’s Sofia Goggia won silver in 1:36.69, 0.59 seconds behind Johnson.
Women’s Team Combined Alpine Skiing
Teammates Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan brought home a bronze medal in the combined event posting a combined time of 2:21.91, just six tenths of a second faster than their U.S. teammates Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin, who missed out on a medal.
Ben Ogden in Cross Country Skiing
Ben Ogden broke a 50-year medal drought for Team USA, winning silver in the men’s sprint classic at the Milan Cortina Games. Ogden is now just the second U.S. man ever to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal at the Olympics. He’s the first man to win a cross-country medal for the U.S. since 1976.
United States figure skating team event
The team of Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Alysa Liu, Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea won gold in an incredibly close contest. The team was tied with Japan when Ilia Malinin got a big score that held up for the United States to take a 69-68 win.
Mixed Doubles Curling
Team USA’s Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin earned silver after pushing Sweden siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa to the limit in an eight-end championship. This is the first time the United States has won a medal in curling without John Shuster.
Men’s Freeski Slopestyle
Skiier Alex Hall brought home the silver medal posting a final score of 85.75 just behind Norway’s 86.28.
Women’s Luge
Ashley Farquaharson scored a bronze medal in luge with a best time of 52.862.