THE 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS ARE OVER...How Did the USA Do?

The 2026 Winter Olympics are over, save for the Closing Ceremonies, as I crank out this posting.  I asked Google AI, how did the USA do?

Team USA had a historic performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, setting a new record for the most gold medals by the U.S. at a Winter Games. The team finished with 12 gold medals and 33 total medals, highlighting significant success in men's ice hockey, freestyle skiing, and women's alpine skiing. 

Key highlights from the 2026 Winter Olympics for Team USA included:

Record-Breaking Performance: The team secured the record for most gold medals by Team USA at a Winter Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, surpassing the previous high of 10.

• Men's Ice Hockey Gold: The U.S. men's team won their first gold since 1980 by defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime with a goal by Jack Hughes.
• Total Medal Count: Team USA finished behind only Norway in total medals (41) with a final tally of 33.
• Women's Success: U.S. women’s events set a record with 6 golds and 17 total medals.
• On the other hand, we did send the most athletes (note that Norway only had 168).  They held the record for most gold medals after Beijing fours years ago.  This time they broke that record with 18 golds.  Success is said to be from their Children's Rights to Sports.  Has a population only of 5.6 million, compared to the U.S. with 343 million.

Country	Number of Athletes
United States	232
Canada	215
Italy  (Host)	196
Japan	122
Norway	168
Germany	154
Switzerland	145
Austria	110
China	170
France	98

The final medal count:

• 1. Norway: 41 Total (18 Gold, 12 Silver, 11 Bronze)
• 2. United States: 33 Total (12 Gold, 12 Silver, 9 Bronze)
• 3. Italy: 30 Total (10 Gold, 6 Silver, 14 Bronze)
• 4. Germany: 26 Total (8 Gold, 10 Silver, 8 Bronze)
• 5. Japan: 24 Total (5 Gold, 7 Silver, 12 Bronze)
• 6. France: 23 Total (8 Gold, 9 Silver, 6 Bronze)
• 6. Switzerland: 23 Total (6 Gold, 9 Silver, 8 Bronze)
• 7. Canada: 21 Total (5 Gold, 7 Silver, 9 Bronze)
• 8. Netherlands: 20 Total (10 Gold, 7 Silver, 3 Bronze)
• 10. Austria: 18 Total (5 Gold, 8 Silver, 5 Bronze)
• 10. Sweden: 18 Total (8 Gold, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze)
• 12. China: 15 Total (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze)
• 13. South Korea: 10 Total (3 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze)
• 14. Australia: 6 Total (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 14. Finland: 6 Total (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze)
• 16. Czech Republic: 5 Total (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 16. Great Britain: 5 Total (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 18. Slovenia: 4 Total (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 18. Poland: 4 Total (0 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 20. Spain: 3 Total (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
• 20. New Zealand: 3 Total (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 22. Latvia: 2 Total (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
• 22. Bulgaria: 2 Total (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
• 24. Brazil: 1 Total (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
• 24. Kazakhstan: 1 Total (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
• 24. Denmark: 1 Total (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
• 24. Estonia: 1 Total (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
• 24. Georgia: 1 Total (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
• 24. Individual Neutral Athletes: 1 Total (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
• 24. Belgium: 1 Total (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

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  Results today:

Final Day Gold Medalists (Feb 22, 2026):

• Women's Freeski Halfpipe: Eileen Gu (USA):  She crashed in her first attempt, then dazzled in the next two.  Here is a longer You Tube video should you want to watch more.
• Women's Curling: Sweden

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  4-Man Bobsled: Germany
• Women's 50km Mass Start (Cross-Country Skiing): Ebba Andersson(Sweden)
• Men's Ice Hockey: United States

The stars of  the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Klaebo of Norway the most outstanding:

• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (Norway - Cross-Country Skiing): Achieved a historic six gold medals, winning every men's cross-country event to bring his total career Winter Olympic gold medal count to 11.
• Eileen Gu (China - Freestyle Skiing): Defended her halfpipe title, confirming her status as the most decorated freeskier in Olympic history.

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  Jordan Stolz (USA - Speedskating): Set an Olympic record to win the 500 meters and secured a second gold in the 1,000 meters.
• Franjo von Allmen (Switzerland - Alpine Skiing): Won three gold medals in downhill, Super-G, and team combined, becoming a new king of the slopes.

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  Elana Meyers Taylor (USA - Bobsled): Made history as the oldest American woman to win gold at the Winter Games, winning the monobob to extend her record as the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic history.  She is only 41 years old.
• Alysa Liu (USA - Figure Skating): Secured gold in the Women’s Singles with a personal best performance.  She is 20 years old.  Here with her father Arthur.  Remarkable story of what he has accomplished.

Future Olympics????

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