Team USA concluded the 2026 Winter Olympics by securing a historic 12 gold medals, the nation's highest total ever at a Winter Games. The final gold came from a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory over Canada in men's hockey, scored by Jack Hughes.
Despite this achievement, Norway dominated the overall medal standings, setting new records with 18 gold medals and 41 total medals. The United States finished with 33 total medals, one short of its national record set in 2002, securing second place in both the gold and total medal counts ahead of Italy.
The American gold medalists included champions across various sports: Breezy Johnson in women's downhill, team figure skating, Elizabeth Lemley in moguls, Jordan Stolz in speed skating (500m and 1000m), Elana Meyers Taylor in monobob, Mikaela Shiffrin in slalom, women's ice hockey, Alysa Liu in women's figure skating, Alex Ferreira in ski halfpipe, the mixed team ski aerials, and men's ice hockey.