- Norway topped the medal tally with 18 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals (total 41), followed by the United States of America (USA) with 12 gold, 12 silver, and 9 bronze medals (total 33), while the Netherlands secured third place with 10 gold, 7 silver, and 3 bronze medals (total 20).
About XXV Winter Olympic Games:
Venues: Events were held across four clusters—Milan (ice events), Cortina d’Ampezzo (women’s alpine and sliding sports), Valtellina/Livigno (freestyle and snowboard), and Val di Fiemme (Nordic events).
Organiser: The Games were organised under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the presidency of Kirsty Coventry, marking the first Olympics under her leadership.
Sports: Games featured 16 winter sports, including: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing, Ski Jumping, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track Speed Skating, Ice Hockey, Curling, Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge, Nordic Combined, and Ski Mountaineering.
Italy: Host nation Italy finished fourth in the medal standings with 10 gold, 6 silver, and 14 bronze medals (total 30), marking its best-ever Winter Olympic performance.
India: India fielded a two-member contingent—Arif Mohammad Khan (Alpine Skiing), who registered the nation’s best-ever finish in men’s slalom, and Stanzin Lundup (Cross-Country Skiing)—though the country did not secure a medal.
World record: Xandra Velzeboer is a Dutch short track speed skater who won gold medals in the 500 metres (m) and 1000 m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, setting a world record in the 500 m semi-finals.
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