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The United States has made Olympic history.
The Americans took home their 11th gold medal on Saturday, setting a new record for the most golds for the country in Winter Olympic history.
The record medal was won by the mixed aerial team of Chris Lillis, Connor Curran and Kaila Kuhn.
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Team USA sings the national anthem with the gold medal at the winners’ ceremony following the women’s ice hockey gold medal game between the USA and Canada at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on February 19, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)
The previous record had been 10 during the 2002 home Games in Salt Lake City.
Individual gold winners include the aforementioned Stolz, Breezy Johnson (alpine skiing, women’s downhill), Elizabeth Lawley (freestyle skiing, women’s moguls), Elana Meyers Taylor (women’s monobob), Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing, women’s slalom), Alex Ferreira (men’s freestyle halfpipe skiing) and Alysa Liu, who won the first U.S. gold in women’s single figure skating since 2002.
Megan Keller (5) celebrates with a flag alongside Cayla Barnes (3) of Team USA after scoring the winning goal in overtime during the women’s gold medal match against Canada at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Stadium during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 19, 2026. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Overall wins include three in freestyle skiing, two in speed skating (both by Jordan Stolz), alpine skiing and figure skating and one each in luge and women’s ice hockey in a thrilling comeback and overtime victory against archrival Canada.
The Americans have totaled 31 medals, including 12 silver and eight bronze, and there are a few more chances before the Games end on Sunday.
The men’s hockey team will play for gold against Canada on the final day of the games, which also coincides with the 46th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice.”
Gold medalist Jordan Stolz of the USA celebrates after the men’s 500 meter speed skating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on February 14, 2026. (Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Before the hockey game, the United States can also medal in men’s four-coed bobsled, women’s 50K cross-country skiing and women’s halfpipe freestyle skiing.
Norway leads with 40 medals and 18 golds.
