Norway Stays on Top Following Day 13 of the 2026 Winter Games

Norway continues to set the pace after the 13th day of the 2026 Winter Games, amassing a total of 34 medals — 16 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze. Competition on Day 13 wrapped up on February 19, featuring seven sports: curling, figure skating, freestyle, hockey, Nordic combined, ski alpinism, and speed skating.

Among the standout moments of the day were events in figure skating, speed skating, Nordic combined, and hockey. Ski alpinism also made history, awarding its first two medal sets ever at the Winter Games.

The United States emerged as the day’s biggest winner, claiming the women’s hockey title and securing gold in women’s figure skating. Norway strengthened its overall lead by winning gold in the Nordic combined team sprint.

In ski alpinism (women’s sprint), the podium featured: 1 – Marianne Fatton (Switzerland); 2 – Emilie Harrop (France); 3 – Ana Alonso Rodríguez (Spain). In the men’s sprint: 1 – Oriol Cardona Coll (Spain); 2 – Nikita Filippov; 3 – Tibo Anselme (France). In the Nordic combined team sprint, the medals went to: 1 – Norway; 2 – Finland; 3 – Austria.

The United States captured gold in the women’s hockey tournament, with Canada finishing second and Switzerland third. In the men’s 1500 m speed skating event, Nin Zhongyan of China took first place, Jordan Stoltz of the USA earned silver, and Kjeld Nees of the Netherlands secured bronze. In women’s figure skating, Alice Liu of the USA won gold, followed by Kaori Sakamoto of Japan with silver and Ami Nakai of Japan with bronze.

Following Day 13, Norway remains firmly atop the medal standings. Italy and the USA trail behind, with the Americans moving into second place after collecting two gold medals on the day.

Medal standings after Day 13:

Norway – 16 gold, 8 silver, 10 bronze = 34 medals

USA – 9 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze = 27

Italy – 9 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze = 26

France – 6 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze = 19

Netherlands – 6 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze = 16

Sweden – 6 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze = 15

Switzerland – 6 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze = 14

Germany – 5 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze = 21

Austria – 5 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze = 18

Japan – 5 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze = 24