There is no single “winner” of the 2026 Olympics, because the Games are made up of many events and medals, but people usually mean: Which country is leading the medal table at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano–Cortina?

Quick Scoop: Who’s “winning” the 2026 Olympics?

As of early February 2026, the Games are still in progress, so there is no final overall winner yet. What we can talk about is:

  • Which countries are currently near the top of the medal table.
  • Which athletes and moments are already standing out.

Official standings will only be final after the closing ceremony on 22 February 2026.

Current medal table picture

Different live trackers show slightly different formats, but they broadly agree on which nations are strong so far.

  • Traditional winter powers like Norway and Switzerland are among the leaders in golds and total medals.
  • Japan , Italy , and Austria are also showing up prominently in early medal tables.
  • Host nation Italy has already picked up multiple medals, including several bronzes, and is well inside the top group by total count on some trackers.

Sample of how standings look now

This simplified snapshot shows the kind of top table you’ll see on major sports sites (exact numbers keep changing day by day):

Country| Notable early status*
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Norway| Among leaders in golds and total medals.35
Switzerland| Matching Norway in early gold count, strong in Alpine events.135
Japan| Multiple golds and a solid total medal tally.35
Italy| Host nation, high bronze count and several podiums overall.510
Austria| Prominent in silvers, consistent podium finishes.35

*Numbers are live and change daily; check an official live table for exact current counts.

Stand‑out 2026 Olympic moments so far

A few storylines already getting attention:

  • Franjo von Allmen (Switzerland) became the first athlete of Milano–Cortina 2026 to win two gold medals, both in Alpine skiing (downhill and the men’s team combined).
  • In the women’s downhill , Breezy Johnson (USA) won gold, with Germany’s Emma Aicher taking silver and Italy’s Sofia Goggia bronze, giving the host country a big home‑crowd podium moment.
  • The official Milano–Cortina site is already tracking hundreds of medallists across skiing, skating, sliding sports and more.

These kinds of performances can swing the medal race as more events finish.

So, who “won the Olympics 2026”?

  • If you mean right now (mid‑Games): there is no final winner yet , only a shifting medal table with Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, and Austria among the early top performers.
  • If you mean overall champion nation in the end : we cannot say yet; that will only be clear after all events end and the final table is published.

For the most accurate, up‑to‑the‑minute answer to “who won the Olympics 2026” by country, you should check the official Milano–Cortina medal table or a trusted live medal tracker on or after the last day of the Games.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.