Our 26 favorite gold-medal moments from the 2026 Milan Cortina games

VERONA, Italy — Here we are! The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics have come and gone. We’ve had dominant wins, shocking upsets and you-couldn’t-script-it-if-you-tried podiums. The IOC has handed out 116 sets of gold, silver and bronze medals, with 18 of those golds and 41 overall going to the Winter Games’ near-perpetual winner, Norway. As the Games wrap up, here’s a look back — in no particular order — at our favorite gold medal moments. Alysa Liu, new figure skating star The 20-year individual meda