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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
The race for Olympic medal superiority is heating up with just a few days of competition left in Milan Cortina. While Norway has a sizeable cushion from the rest of the pack, there are four countries bunched together that are competing for second on the leaderboard — with the U.