Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Medal Count

[Bohemia 1,542]

Best ever Winter Olympics for France, 23 medals and 8 golds, our previous record being 15 medals and 5 golds 

We really need to get better in some disciplines though (looking at speed skating and short track which give LOTS of medals...)

[Joshi 146]

9 minutes ago, Roamingrover86 said:

 are currently sitting 3rd in the medal table & ALL of their medals have come from speed skating (short track included). Imagine this , getting 20 medals in just 1 sport ( 2 disciplines ) which has 23 medal events! That is utter dominance in any level of sports & to do that at olympic level regularly year after year is amazing. But it begs the question you can be in top 3 on the table by just focussing in one sports programme! 

I don't think this level of dominance & its reflection in the medal table is possible in the summer games. 

 

Perhaps WOG needs more competition & more countries to develop their programme to make it a truly global event!

I honestly don't know if I should celebrate this  achievement or be sad that there is no competition for them.  

The Dutch have a long history in speed skating particularly long track where it's a national obsession a lot like Norway and XC skiing. They have over 100 yrs of it so it's tradition etc. With Korea and China not as dominant anymore in short track where its a bit of a lottery that became bonus territory regardless of them getting regular medals since 2014. But you could say it was a given that they'd eventually challenge in that discipline as well. 

[Dennis 849]

1 hour ago, Roamingrover86 said:

 are currently sitting 3rd in the medal table & ALL of their medals have come from speed skating (short track included). Imagine this , getting 20 medals in just 1 sport ( 2 disciplines ) which has 23 medal events! That is utter dominance in any level of sports & to do that at olympic level regularly year after year is amazing. But it begs the question you can be in top 3 on the table by just focussing in one sports programme! 

I don't think this level of dominance & its reflection in the medal table is possible in the summer games. 

 

Perhaps WOG needs more competition & more countries to develop their programme to make it a truly global event!

I honestly don't know if I should celebrate this  achievement or be sad that there is no competition for them.  

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I mostly agree, though I dispute your last point. Apart from Velzeboer’s 500m, the Dutch weren't favorites in their winning events; they simply had everything break in their favor. And in long track the women’s 1,500m was won by 0.06 seconds, and the men’s mass start succeeded only because the field, except for Thorup, failed to counter the most predictable Dutch strategy possible.

 

Furthermore, top 8 data from Milan proves speed skating is highly global, certainly no less than i.e. XC skiing or biathlon that also have 23 events combined. The competition is there, the Dutch skaters just seized the margins.

 

• Short track (14 countries in 9 events, of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal): 
  • Europe:  
  • North-America:  
  • Asia:  
• Long track (18 countries in 14 events, of which 10 countries winning at least 1 medal):
  • Europe:  
  • Asia:  
  • North-America:   

 

Compared to other sports with many events: 

• Cross-country skiing (13 countries in 11 events (so far), of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal):
  • Europe:  
  • Asia: no top 8 spots
  • North-America:
• Biathlon (12 countries in 11 events, of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal [all European]):
  • Europe:  
  • Asia: no top 8 spots
  • North-America:  

[copravolley 644]

11 minutes ago, Dennis said:

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I mostly agree, though I dispute your last point. Apart from Velzeboer’s 500m, the Dutch weren't favorites in their winning events; they simply had everything break in their favor. And in long track the women’s 1,500m was won by 0.06 seconds, and the men’s mass start succeeded only because the field, except for Thorup, failed to counter the most predictable Dutch strategy possible.

 

Furthermore, top 8 data from Milan proves speed skating is highly global, certainly no less than i.e. XC skiing or biathlon that also have 23 events combined. The competition is there, the Dutch skaters just seized the margins.

 

• Short track (14 countries in 9 events, of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal): 
  • Europe:  
  • North-America:  
  • Asia:  
• Long track (18 countries in 14 events, of which 10 countries winning at least 1 medal):
  • Europe:  
  • Asia:  
  • North-America:   

 

Compared to other sports with many events: 

• Cross-country skiing (13 countries in 11 events (so far), of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal):
  • Europe:  
  • Asia: no top 8 spots
  • North-America:
• Biathlon (12 countries in 11 events, of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal [all European]):
  • Europe:  
  • Asia: no top 8 spots
  • North-America:  

Italy, on the other hand, was very unlucky with 14 bronze medals, as it really could have been 1-2 more silver medals. With 30 medals, Italy is in third place on overall medal standings, just behind the USA with 31, but the number of bronze medals was the deciding factor, and I personally had a bad feeling for the past 2 or 3 days that we wouldn't finish 3 due to the low number of silver medals And it happened. It only took Sighel to finish second with the relay yesterday, or di Stefano to be in the mass start final today (he was right behind Thrup in 1/2), and the mass start final to turn out differently. 

[De_Gambassi 1,369]

6 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Italy, on the other hand, was very unlucky with 14 bronze medals, as it really could have been 1-2 more silver medals. With 30 medals, Italy is in third place on overall medal standings, just behind the USA with 31, but the number of bronze medals was the deciding factor, and I personally had a bad feeling for the past 2 or 3 days that we wouldn't finish 3 due to the low number of silver medals And it happened. It only took Sighel to finish second with the relay yesterday, or di Stefano to be in the mass start final today (he was right behind Thrup in 1/2), and the mass start final to turn out differently. 

This morning, you had a guy winning silver that never made a World Cup final in his life. Please stop.

[Quasit 955]

In response to the speed skating thread (it would be off-topic in there), I think Italy's biggest misfortune was the men's biathlon. Giacomel was in shape just before the games.

It goes to show that Olympics at home are a double-edged sword. It can boost performances thanks to the atmosphere and familiarity with venues, but there's also immense pressure on delivering. In the end, both balance each other out.

 

The Dutch team made most of their opportunities. It didn't exactly look good on the men's side in speed skating but that event made the difference today.

[copravolley 644]

2 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

This morning, you had a guy winning silver that never made a World Cup final in his life. Please stop.

Ok, but Sighel? Ghiotto? Fischnaller in snowbord alpine?, Giacomel? None of them won an individual medal here, and it was enough for at least one of them to take 2nd place... It hurts.

Edited February 21 by copravolley

[Gianlu33 6,029]

11 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Ok, but Sighel? Ghiotto? Fischnaller in snowbord alpine?, Giacomel? None of them won an individual medal here, and it was enough for at least one of them to take 2nd place... It hurts.

Who cares? We won 10-30. It's like a dream.

[copravolley 644]

17 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Who cares? We won 10-30. It's like a dream.

It was enough for one of these 4 people to win silver here... And Sighel or Giacomel had 3 or 4 chances to do individually...

Edited February 21 by copravolley

[Micki 70]

2 hours ago, Bohemia said:

Best ever Winter Olympics for France, 23 medals and 8 golds, our previous record being 15 medals and 5 golds 

We really need to get better in some disciplines though (looking at speed skating and short track which give LOTS of medals...)

Same for Switzerland. Record was 15 and now we have 21. But we also have to push speed skating and shorttrack. But we won medals in 7 different sports (Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Ice Hockey, Curling, Ski Mountaineering) i hope for Ice Climbing and Ski Mountaineering Individual and Vertical for the next games. That would be a good opportunity for Switzerland.