Team USA Adds Silver and Bronze on Dramatic Day 6 of Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
- Rex Ballard
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Milan, Italy – February 12, 2026 – Day 6 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered upsets, comebacks, and home triumphs, with Team USA securing a silver for Chloe Kim in the snowboard halfpipe and a bronze for Jessie Diggins in cross-country skiing, pushing their total to 14 medals. Italy surged with multiple golds, including Federica Brignone's emotional Super-G win and Francesca Lollobrigida's second title, leading the overall count at 17. Norway holds the gold edge with seven as 44 of 116 events are now complete, amid thrilling debuts for men's hockey powerhouses.
Latest Medal Count by Country
As of the end of February 12 (local time), Italy tops the total medals, while Norway leads in golds. Team USA sits third in both categories after adding one silver and one bronze today.
Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
2 | Norway (NOR) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
3 | United States (USA) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
4 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
6 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
8 | France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Czechia (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | People's Republic of China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
14 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Key Event Results from February 12
Nine medal events unfolded, blending surprises and dominant displays, with US highlights in snowboarding and skiing.
Snowboard - Women's Halfpipe (Final) Seventeen-year-old Choi Gaon (KOR) stunned with a 90.25 on her final run to claim gold, denying Chloe Kim (USA) a historic three-peat. Kim settled for silver (88.00), while Mitsuki Ono (JPN) took bronze. Kim, who mentored Choi, called it a "passing the torch" moment in her Olympic legacy.
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Alpine Skiing - Women's Super-G (Final) Home favorite Federica Brignone (ITA) overcame a 2025 injury to win gold, thrilling Italian fans. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) earned silver, and Ester Ledecka (CZE) bronze. US star Breezy Johnson crashed out, but the team remains optimistic for slalom events.
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Freestyle Skiing - Men's Moguls (Final) Australia's Cooper Woods edged Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury in a tiebreaker (both 83.71; Woods won on turns score) for gold. Ikuma Horishima (JPN) claimed bronze. No US podium, but strong qualifications set up aerials hopes.
Cross-Country Skiing - Women's 10km Classic (Final) Sweden's Frida Karlsson secured her second gold (26:46.2), with Ebba Andersson (SWE) silver. Jessie Diggins (USA) battled through fatigue for bronze (+12.4 seconds), her second medal of the Games and a gritty performance.
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Speed Skating - Women's 5000m (Final) Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida added a second gold (6:46.17), edging Norway's Ragne Wiklund by 0.10 seconds. Valérie Maltais (CAN) took bronze. US skaters placed solidly but outside the medals.
Luge - Team Relay (Final) Germany dominated for gold (3:41.672), with Austria silver and Italy bronze. The US team competed but finished off the podium, capping a strong sliding week for the hosts.
Short Track Speed Skating - Women's 500m (Final) Netherlands' Xandra Velzeboer won gold (41.609), Italy's Arianna Fontana silver, and Canada's Courtney Sarault bronze. US finalist Kristen Santos-Griswold crashed in the semifinals.
Snowboard - Men's Snowboard Cross (Final) Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle repeated as champion, with Canada's Éliot Grondin silver and Italy's Omar Visintin bronze. US riders advanced but missed the big final.
Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 1500m (Final) China's Liu Shaoang claimed gold, with South Korea's Park Ji-won silver and Netherlands' Jens van 't Wout bronze. No US medal, but promising heats for relays.
Other Notable Updates
Men's Ice Hockey (Preliminary Round): Team USA opened with a 5-1 rout of Latvia, led by Brock Nelson's two goals and assists from NHL stars like Jack Hughes. Canada blanked Czechia 5-0, with Connor McDavid's playmaking shining.
Women's Curling (Round Robin): USA defeated South Korea 8-4, improving to 3-1 and staying in playoff contention.
Figure Skating - Women's Short Program: US hopefuls Ilia Malinin and others set for free skate; strong starts position America well.
Looking Ahead
Day 7 (February 13) features medal chances in biathlon mixed relay, men's snowboard halfpipe (Shaun White's potential farewell), and women's alpine downhill. Team USA eyes more hardware in halfpipe and skating as the Games intensify in the Italian venues.
