The U.S. is a winter sport powerhouse, second only to Norway. The wins at the Milan Cortina Games come disproportionately from athletes who emerged in a handful of states from Alaska to Vermont.

Alysa Liu reaches 5.3 million Instagram followers after winning Team USA's first individual Olympic gold in women's figure skating in 24 years.

LAKE TAHOE BASIN, Calif./Nev. – From high-speed downhill runs to technical slalom turns and gravity-defying snowboard tricks, Truckee – Tahoe athletes delivered strong performances across disciplines at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina 2026 Winter

The Games always offer discomfort. And moments of joy—in its purest form—as well as pain and surprise. While Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic comeback ended with a frightening crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo, overall, Team USA broke its winter gold medal record, set on home soil at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

There was the glory of Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who won the first medal (a gold, nonetheless) for a South American country in a Winter Olympics ever, and then celebrated with an instantly iconic gesture atop the podium after winning the freestyle skiing competition.

The 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony takes place on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy.

Biathlon, which combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing, developed out of Scandinavian military training exercises. Three members of the U.S. biathlon team are with the Vermont National Guard: Staff Sgt.

The squad of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis combined to post a dominant score of 325.35, which cleared second place by almost 30 points. Most notably, their win gave the U.S. its 11th gold medal of the games, which broke its record for most golds at the Winter Olympics.