How Much Each Country Awards Athletes for Winning Winter Olympics Medals

Singapore ranks highest, but top-of-table Norway and other nations do not pay their athletes anything for a podium finish.

Alysa Liu lands most difficult combination in women's figure skating competition to post big score, chase gold medal at Olympics

Alysa Liu lands most difficult combination in women's figure skating competition to post big score, chase gold medal at Olympics originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. She's lighter, happier, freer -- and she's in contention for a figure skating gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Here's how many medals US Olympic athletes have earned as of Feb. 17

How many medals does USA have in the Olympics in 2026? See the latest results from Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Top 15 athletes with the most Olympic medals

Every Olympic Games brings together the best athletes from around the world. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, about 2,900 athletes are competing across 116 events. Only a small group will leave with medals.

Olympic meltdown: Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotions

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them.
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This Cat Wearing His Owner's Gold Medal Is The True Winner Of The Olympics — Period

Winning a gold medal is an amazing feat, but getting to place a medal on an adorable cat is even better! Mysti proudly shows off her dad, Ilia Malinin's, medal.

Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history, finally secures her first gold medal

The Olympian and mother of two first made her Olympic debut in 2010 in Vancouver. Sixteen years later, she adds