While Norway rules the 2026 medal table, its hockey teams are at home — a stark difference from its Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Outside the Olympic cross-country stadium in the Dolomite mountains, Norwegian flags drape over the railings like bunting on a national holiday. Fans from the Scandinavian country have set up camp nearby and keep a live tally of medals won by their athletes at the Milan Cortina Games.

Jens Luraas Oftebro, left, swept all three Nordic combined competitions. Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP via TESERO, Italy — Ski jumping and cross-country skiing through steady snowfall, Norway’s Andreas Skoglund and Jens Lurås Oftebro won what could be the final gold medal ever handed out in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympic Games,

Norway cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo set a Winter Olympics record on Sunday by winning his ninth career gold medal — most in Winter Olympic history. The gold was his fourth of the 2026 Winter Olympics, joining his victories in the 10 km freestyle, 20 km skiathlon and the men's individual sprint.

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his ninth Olympic gold medal, the most of any Winter Olympian.

Last updated: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET Top takeaway: Norway has stretched its lead to 14 gold medals and 31 total medals, while host Italy is up to 9 gold (24 total) and Team USA has climbed to 6 gold (21 total) as another wave of finals hits the standings

Everything that happened on Day 13 of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Alysa Liu won gold in women's figure skating and the U.S. women's hockey team also won gold.

Canada is on the board in the 2026 Winter Olympics. With Sidney Crosby and Marie-Philip Poulin waiting in the wings, more hardware could be on the horizon.