2026 Winter Olympics medal table facts for kids
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World map showing the medal achievements of each country during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Legend: represents countries that won at least one gold medal represents countries that won at least one silver medal but no gold medals. represents countries that won only at least one bronze medal. represents countries that competed but did not win any medals. |
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| Location | Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
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The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXV Winter Olympic Games, were a major international winter sports event. They took place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to February 22, 2026.
About 2,900 athletes from 92 different countries participated. These countries are represented by their National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Some countries, like Benin, Guinea-Bissau, and the United Arab Emirates, joined the Winter Olympics for the very first time!
The Games featured 116 events across eight main sports and 16 different types of competitions. Ski mountaineering was a new sport that made its Olympic debut this year.
Norway had an amazing performance, winning 18 gold medals. This broke the record for the most gold medals ever won by one country at a single Winter Olympics! Norway also held the previous record of 16 gold medals from the 2022 Games.
Brazil made history by winning its first-ever Winter Olympic medal, and it was a gold one! This was a big moment for a country from a warm climate to win a medal in winter sports. Georgia also celebrated their first Winter Olympic medal.
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Olympic Medals: What They Look Like
The special medals for the 2026 Games were shown for the first time in Venice. They were designed to look like two halves coming together. This design represents how athletes work hard to reach their goals. It also shows how many people support them along the way.
The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS) created these medals. They have a simple but meaningful design. On one side, you can see the famous five Olympic rings. On the other side, there's an inscription that tells you about the event. It also honors Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, the two host cities.
How to Read the Medal Table
The medal table shows which countries won medals at the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) organizes this list. Countries are ranked mainly by how many gold medals they won.
If two countries have the same number of gold medals, then the number of silver medals they won is used to rank them. If they still have a tie, then the number of bronze medals is used.
If countries are still tied after counting all three types of medals, they get the same rank. In the table, they are then listed in alphabetical order by their country code.
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| 11 |  Canada |
5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 12 |  China |
5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 |  South Korea |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 |  Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 |  Slovenia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 |  Spain |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 |  Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Poland |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  New Zealand |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Finland |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 24 |  Latvia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Georgia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | 116 | 118 | 115 | 349 | |
Sometimes, athletes perform so well that they finish with the exact same score or time! When this happens, they share a medal. This means more than one athlete or team gets the same medal for that event.
- In the Men's team combined alpine skiing, both Austria and Switzerland won silver medals. Because of this tie, no bronze medal was given out for that event.
- For the Men's normal hill individual ski jumping, Japan and Switzerland both earned bronze medals.
- In the Women's giant slalom alpine skiing, Norway and Sweden both won silver medals. Sara Hector from Sweden and Thea Louise Stjernesund from Norway had identical times in both their runs! Again, no bronze medal was awarded here.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Medallero de los Juegos Olímpicos de Milán-Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 para niños
- List of 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners
