Team USA's 11 Gold Medal Winners at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Full List of Champions
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the United States achieved a historic milestone by winning its record-breaking 11th gold medal of these Games.
This came courtesy of the freestyle skiing mixed team aerials trio—Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran, and Chris Lillis—who delivered a dominant, near-flawless performance at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park in Italy.
The event, which debuted as an Olympic discipline at Beijing 2022, combines jumps from two men and one woman (or vice versa in some formats), with scores added together across rounds.
The U.S. team started strong in the final, posting a combined 351.23 in the opening round to take the lead.
They sealed the victory in the Super Final with a phenomenal total of 325.35 points—a commanding margin over silver medalists Switzerland (296.91) and bronze winners China (279.68), who were pre-event favorites but faltered under pressure.
1 - Mixed Team Aerials (Freestyle Skiing)
Athletes: Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran, Chris Lillis
Details: The trio delivered a dominant performance with a Super Final score of 325.35, far ahead of Switzerland (silver) and China (bronze). This was a successful defense of the U.S. gold from Beijing 2022. Chris Lillis became a repeat Olympic champion in the event. This 11th gold medal officially broke the previous U.S. single-Winter-Games record of 10 (set in Salt Lake City 2002).
2 - Men’s Halfpipe (Freeskiing)
Athlete: Alex Ferreira
Details: Alex completed his full Olympic medal collection by winning gold (he already had silver and bronze from previous Games). Known for his fun personality, he entertains fans off the snow with his “Hotdog Hans” videos, where he dresses as an 80-year-old skier.
3 - Women’s Downhill (Alpine Skiing)
Athlete: Breezy Johnson
Details: Breezy overcame a serious knee injury suffered four years earlier on the very same mountain. Her emotional and hard-fought victory marked a major personal comeback in one of alpine skiing’s most prestigious events.
4 - Women’s Moguls (Freestyle Skiing)
Athlete: Elizabeth Lemley (nickname: “Lizard”)
Details: Elizabeth continued the strong tradition of U.S. women in moguls, following legends like Hannah Kearney (2010 Olympic champion) and her teammate Jaelin Kauf (who has now collected three Olympic silver medals).
5 - Women’s Singles (Figure Skating)
Athlete: Alysa Liu
Details: At age 20, Alysa stepped away from the sport after Beijing 2022, rediscovered her passion, and returned to win the United States’ first women’s figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years (since Sarah Hughes in 2002).
6 - Women’s Monobob (Bobsled)
Athlete: Elana Meyers Taylor
Details: Competing in her sixth Winter Olympics at age 41, Elana became the oldest Winter Olympian ever to win an individual gold medal, finally breaking through after years of strong performances in sliding sports.
7 - Women’s Slalom (Alpine Skiing)
Athlete: Mikaela Shiffrin
Details: Widely regarded as the greatest alpine skier of all time (by World Cup wins), Mikaela finally captured Olympic gold in her signature slalom event after the emotional disappointment of going medal-less in Beijing 2022.
8 - Men’s 500m (Speedskating)
Athlete: Jordan Stolz
Details: Jordan became only the second man in history (after Eric Heiden in 1980) to sweep both the 500m and 1000m at the same Winter Olympics. This was his first of two individual golds.
9 - Men’s 1000m (Speedskating)
Athlete: Jordan Stolz
Details: Jordan’s second gold of the Games, completing the historic 500m–1000m double. He later added a silver in the 1500m, cementing his status as one of the breakout stars of Milano Cortina 2026.
10 - Figure Skating Team Event
Athletes: Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin, and others (including ice dance pair Madison Chock/Evan Bates)
Details: The U.S. secured back-to-back team event golds (the previous one from 2022 was awarded after a long Russian doping investigation). This showed the depth and strength of American figure skating.
11 - Women’s Ice Hockey
Team: U.S. Women’s Hockey Team
Details: In a thrilling final, Hilary Knight scored the equalizer with just 2:04 left in regulation. Megan Keller then scored the overtime winner, giving the United States a dramatic and emotional gold medal victory.
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