Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Results, Medal Table, Winners & Records
The XXV Olympic Winter Games are now part of history. Revisit the final medal table, Italy’s record-breaking home Games, the standout champions, the first Olympic ski mountaineering titles and the moments that defined Milano Cortina 2026.
Milano Cortina 2026 Final Results at a Glance
Milano Cortina 2026 took place from 6 to 22 February 2026 and awarded Olympic medals across 116 events in 16 disciplines. Norway finished first in the medal table with 18 gold medals and 41 medals overall, while host nation Italy completed its most successful Winter Olympics ever with 30 medals.
This page has been updated from a pre-event guide into a historical results resource. The priority is now the final medal table, confirmed winners, records, Italian achievements and the sporting legacy of the Games, while the most useful evergreen information on venues and disciplines remains available below.
Final Milano Cortina 2026 Medal Table
The Olympic medal table is ranked first by gold medals, then by silver and bronze. Norway led the final standings with 18 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals. The United States finished second, the Netherlands third and Italy fourth. Italy’s 30 total medals were the third-highest overall total behind Norway and the United States.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 18 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | United States | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Italy | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| 5 | Germany | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | France | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Sweden | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
| 9 | Austria | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Japan | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
Final standings source: Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).
Italy’s Record-Breaking Milano Cortina 2026
For the host nation, Milano Cortina 2026 became the most successful Winter Olympics in Italian history: 30 medals, including 10 gold, 6 silver and 14 bronze. The result surpassed Italy’s previous Winter Games records from Lillehammer 1994, where the team had won 20 medals and seven golds.
Italy’s 10 Olympic gold medals
| Athlete / Team | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Federica Brignone | Alpine skiing | Women’s Super-G |
| Federica Brignone | Alpine skiing | Women’s giant slalom |
| Lisa Vittozzi | Biathlon | Women’s 10 km pursuit |
| Francesca Lollobrigida | Speed skating | Women’s 3000 m |
| Francesca Lollobrigida | Speed skating | Women’s 5000 m |
| Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti | Speed skating | Men’s team pursuit |
| Italy | Short track | Mixed team relay |
| Marion Oberhofer & Andrea Vötter | Luge | Women’s doubles |
| Simon Kainzwaldner & Emanuel Rieder | Luge | Men’s doubles |
| Simone Deromedis | Freestyle skiing | Men’s ski cross |
The Italian records that mattered most
- Arianna Fontana reached 14 career Olympic medals, moving ahead of fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti to become the most decorated Italian Olympian of all time.
- Federica Brignone won two individual alpine skiing gold medals, in Super-G and giant slalom, matching an Italian feat previously achieved at a single Winter Games by Alberto Tomba.
- Francesca Lollobrigida became the first Italian woman to win Olympic speed skating gold and finished the Games with two titles, in the 3000 m and 5000 m.
- Lisa Vittozzi delivered Italy’s first Olympic biathlon gold by winning the women’s pursuit.
- Italy won its first Olympic gold in the short-track mixed team relay and its first Olympic medals in freestyle skiing, including Simone Deromedis’ ski-cross title.
- Italian luge achieved a historic doubles sweep, winning both the men’s and women’s doubles events.
Italian medal and record data: CONI Milano Cortina 2026 overview.
The Standout Champions and Records of Milano Cortina 2026
Beyond the medal table, the Games were defined by athletes who changed Olympic records, delivered national firsts or dominated multiple events. These were some of the performances that gave Milano Cortina 2026 its sporting identity.
The lasting story of Milano Cortina 2026 is not one single champion: it is the combination of record-breaking veterans, new Olympic disciplines, host-nation firsts and historic breakthroughs for countries beyond the traditional winter-sport powers.
Who Won at Milano Cortina 2026? Major Olympic Champions
With 116 medal events, a complete event-by-event results list would overwhelm a general guide. The table below focuses on high-interest titles and historically significant winners across the principal winter sports.
| Sport / Event | Olympic Champion | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing — men’s downhill | Franjo von Allmen | Switzerland |
| Alpine skiing — men’s giant slalom | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen | Brazil |
| Alpine skiing — women’s downhill | Breezy Johnson | United States |
| Alpine skiing — women’s Super-G | Federica Brignone | Italy |
| Alpine skiing — women’s giant slalom | Federica Brignone | Italy |
| Alpine skiing — women’s slalom | Mikaela Shiffrin | United States |
| Cross-country skiing — six-event sweep | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway |
| Figure skating — women’s singles | Alysa Liu | United States |
| Figure skating — men’s singles | Mikhail Shaidorov | Kazakhstan |
| Ice hockey — men | United States | United States |
| Ice hockey — women | United States | United States |
| Curling — men | Canada | Canada |
| Curling — women | Sweden | Sweden |
| Curling — mixed doubles | Isabella Wranå & Rasmus Wranå | Sweden |
| Freestyle skiing — men’s ski cross | Simone Deromedis | Italy |
| Freestyle skiing — women’s halfpipe | Eileen Gu | China |
| Short track — mixed team relay | Italy | Italy |
| Speed skating — women’s 3000 m | Francesca Lollobrigida | Italy |
| Speed skating — women’s 5000 m | Francesca Lollobrigida | Italy |
| Luge — men’s doubles | Simon Kainzwaldner & Emanuel Rieder | Italy |
| Luge — women’s doubles | Marion Oberhofer & Andrea Vötter | Italy |
Selected champions are presented as a quick-reference editorial summary rather than a substitute for the complete official results database.
Ski Mountaineering Made Its Olympic Debut
Ski mountaineering — often called skimo — was the only new sport added to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic programme. Its debut connected the Games directly with Alpine mountain culture, combining uphill climbing, rapid transitions and technical skiing.
The Olympic debut mattered beyond the three titles. It gave one of the Alps’ most authentic endurance disciplines a global Olympic stage and introduced many viewers to a race format in which climbing speed, equipment transitions and descending skill are inseparable.
116 Medal Events Across 16 Disciplines
Milano Cortina 2026 brought together speed, endurance, technical precision, judged performance, tactics and team sport. The Olympic programme comprised 16 disciplines and 116 medal events, with new events alongside the debut of ski mountaineering.
New events that helped shape the 2026 programme
Alongside ski mountaineering’s men’s sprint, women’s sprint and mixed relay, the 2026 programme added or introduced new medal formats including the alpine skiing team combined, dual moguls in freestyle skiing, women’s doubles luge, the skeleton mixed team event and women’s large-hill ski jumping.
For a deeper explanation of every Olympic discipline, their rules and technical differences, see DEMON’s complete guide to the disciplines of the Winter Olympic Games.
Where the Milano Cortina 2026 Events Took Place
One of the defining characteristics of Milano Cortina 2026 was its distributed model. Instead of concentrating the Games in a single Olympic park, competitions took place across a network of established cities, valleys and winter-sport destinations in northern Italy.
| Area | Main Role | Sports or Events |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | Urban ice-sport hub and Opening Ceremony | Ice hockey, figure skating, short track, speed skating and the main San Siro ceremony |
| Cortina d’Ampezzo | Historic Alpine cluster | Women’s alpine skiing, curling and sliding sports |
| Bormio | Alpine speed and ski mountaineering cluster | Men’s alpine skiing and ski mountaineering |
| Livigno | Freestyle and snowboard cluster | Snowboard and freestyle skiing |
| Val di Fiemme | Nordic cluster | Cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined |
| Anterselva / Antholz | Biathlon venue | Biathlon |
| Verona | Closing Ceremony | Final Olympic ceremony at the Arena di Verona |
Why the distributed model became part of the legacy
The Games connected a major European city with internationally known mountain venues. That made logistics more complex, but it also allowed Milano Cortina 2026 to use and upgrade a large network of existing winter-sport destinations rather than presenting the event as a single newly built Olympic district.
Ceremonies, Milestones and Curiosities
Milano Cortina 2026 also stood out for the way Italian cultural landmarks were integrated into the Olympic story. The Opening Ceremony took place on 6 February at San Siro in Milan, while the Closing Ceremony was staged on 22 February at the Arena di Verona.
From traditional powers to new Olympic geography
Norway’s dominance reinforced its status as a winter-sport superpower, but Milano Cortina 2026 also widened the map of Olympic success. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen’s giant-slalom title delivered the first Winter Olympic medal for Brazil and, according to FIS, the first Winter Olympic medal for any South American nation.
One of the great individual performances in Winter Games history
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo completed a perfect cross-country programme, winning six gold medals from six starts. His final victory in the men’s 50 km brought his career Olympic gold total to 11, a record number of Winter Olympic gold medals.
A milestone for women’s freestyle skiing
Eileen Gu completed her Games with halfpipe gold after silver medals in slopestyle and big air. FIS recorded the result as making her the most decorated freestyle skier in Olympic history, with six career Olympic medals.
What Milano Cortina 2026 Leaves Behind
The Olympic flame went out in February, but the useful life of the event page should not. The most durable value of Milano Cortina 2026 now lies in its results, records, venues and the questions the Games raised about how major winter events can use established mountain destinations and metropolitan infrastructure together.
It is too early to judge every long-term economic, environmental or infrastructure effect of the Games. Those outcomes need to be assessed over time. What can already be recorded is the sporting legacy: historic medal totals, landmark individual achievements and a broader Olympic programme.
Experiencing the Olympic Territories After the Games
The competition schedule has ended, but the locations remain active winter destinations. Cortina and Bormio are strongly associated with alpine skiing; Livigno with freestyle, snowboard and high-altitude outdoor sport; Val di Fiemme with Nordic skiing; and Anterselva with biathlon.
Prepare for mountain conditions, not Olympic conditions
Visitors no longer need event-specific spectator planning, but normal winter mountain preparation remains important. Conditions can change quickly with altitude, wind, snowfall and reflected light. Clothing, footwear, eye protection and route planning should be chosen for the actual activity and weather rather than for the memory of the event.
- Use layered clothing that can adapt to changing temperatures.
- Check local weather, lift, trail and road information before departure.
- Choose footwear and traction appropriate to snow and ice.
- Use sunscreen and suitable eye protection in bright snow conditions.
- For skiing and snowboarding, select goggles that integrate correctly with your helmet and prescription needs where relevant.
Milano Cortina 2026 FAQ
Who won the Milano Cortina 2026 medal table?
Norway finished first with 18 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals, for 41 medals overall. The United States ranked second, followed by the Netherlands and host nation Italy.
How many medals did Italy win at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Italy won 30 medals: 10 gold, 6 silver and 14 bronze. It was the country’s highest medal total and highest gold-medal total at a Winter Olympic Games.
Who won the most gold medals at Milano Cortina 2026?
Among individual athletes, Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo produced one of the defining performances of the Games by winning six cross-country skiing gold medals from six starts.
Which new sport debuted at Milano Cortina 2026?
Ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut. Oriol Cardona of Spain won the men’s sprint, Marianne Fatton of Switzerland won the women’s sprint and France won the mixed relay.
How many medal events were contested?
Milano Cortina 2026 featured 116 medal events across 16 disciplines.
When and where were the Opening and Closing Ceremonies held?
The Opening Ceremony was held on 6 February 2026 at San Siro in Milan. The Closing Ceremony took place on 22 February 2026 at the Arena di Verona.
When are the next Winter Olympics?
The next Olympic Winter Games are scheduled for 2030 in the French Alps.
Results and Reference Sources
Results and record claims on this page were checked against official or federation sources. For readers who want to explore the underlying results in greater depth:
- CONI — final Milano Cortina 2026 medal table
- CONI — Italy’s Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic overview and medals
- FIS — Klæbo’s six-gold Milano Cortina campaign
- FIS — Eileen Gu’s Olympic freestyle record
- World Curling — Milano Cortina 2026 men’s Olympic final
- IIHF — Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic ice hockey summary
- Olympedia — event-by-event Milano Cortina 2026 medal winners
- Olympics — official Milano Cortina 2026 Games dates
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