Most gold medals in a single Winter Olympics, by country: How Norway broke its own record...again

Norway has been the gold standard at the Winter Olympics, and that continued with another record-breaking performance in 2026.

When Johannes Dale-Skjevdal earned a gold medal on Friday, he helped the country break the record for most gold medals won by one nation at a single Olympics. Unsurprisingly, Norway broke its own record in the process, continuing to rack up gold medals at the Winter Games.

Norway's dominance at the 2026 Winter Olympics is apparent, as it is the only country with double-digit gold medals in Milan-Cortina. While the country leads the way in total medals, the gold medal disparity is even more eye-popping.

Here's how Norway broke it's own record in Milan-Cortina.

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Most gold medals in a single Winter Olympics, by country

Norway beat its own record for most gold medals by one country in a single Olympics, as biathlete Johannes Dale-Skjevdal became Norway's 17th gold medalist in 2026. Previously, Norway set the record at the last Winter Olympics, winning 16 gold medals in 2022 in Beijing.

Winter Olympic medal count 2026

As of Johannes Dale-Skjevdal's gold medal win on Friday, Norway produced 17 golds, 10 silvers and 10 bronze medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with a leading total of 37 medals. The United States and Italy are behind Norway, with nine gold medals each and 27 and 26 total medals, respectively, but no other country was close to Norway.