
Minnesotans Won More Medals than Any Other State at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The 2026 Winter Olympics officially wrapped up in Milan and Cortina, Italy, with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday. That means the final medal counts are in, and we're very proud to be Minnesotans right now!
Out of all of the states, Minnesota Olympians took home the most medals of any state.
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Which Country Won the Most Medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Overall, Team USA finished with the second-most medals with a total of 33. Italy came in right behind, in third, with 30. And Norway blew everyone out of the water with a total of 41 medals.
Team USA shone in Freestyle Skiing, that's where we won the most medals: 3 golds, 4 silvers, and 1 bronze. Minnesota Olympians, specifically, shone the brightest on our hockey teams.
Minnesotans Win the Most Olympic Medals Out of AnyState.
A total of 13 medals went to Minnesota Olympians; however, a good chunk of them were on the women's or men's ice hockey team (and the team's win technically counts as one medal).
Michigan had the next highest Olympic medalists with 11, and California and Colorado tied for third with 8 medals, according to Patch.
As for your Minnesota Olympic medalists, we obviously need to show them some love!
Women's Ice Hockey - Rory Guilday, Taylor Heise, Kelly Pannek, Lee Stecklein, Grace Zumwinkle - GOLD
Men's Ice Hockey - Brock Faber, Jake Guentzel, Jackson LaCombe, Brock Nelson, Jake Oettinger - GOLD
Mixed Doubles Curling - Cory Thiesse - SILVER
10K Freestyle Women's Cross-Country Skiing - Jessie Diggins - BRONZE
Team Alpine Combined Women's Skiing - Paula Moltzan - BRONZE
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Gallery Credit: Rob Carroll



