Now that the final anthem of the 2026 Games has sounded, Team USA has officially shattered the women's Winter Olympics medal count record with 17 total medals across all sports — excluding mixed events.
Six of those 17 were golds — from alpine skier Breezy Johnson's downhill win and bobsled legend Elana Meyers Taylor's first-ever Olympic gold to the US women topping the hockey podium — adding another high-mark to the list as the USA collectively took home a program-record 12 gold medals in 2026.
"Our team is so strong," said slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin. "Everybody just showed up with so much courage and heart here. I'm so proud to be part of this American team."
Counting individual, team, and mixed events, more than 40 US women's sports athletes are leaving the Games with at least one medal — another Winter Olympics record for Team USA.
Along with mixed events, USA women helped earn 21 of the team's 33 medals in Milan, with their medal count including eight of the team's 12 golds and all but one of the nine 2026 bronzes.
"You still have to look back and point to Title IX and the effects of the ability to have those competitive years in an elite collegiate system that helps drive the success for women in ways that other countries just haven't yet benefited," explained US Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland.
