Here’s your 2026 Winter Olympics Day 6 recap. At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics yesterday, we saw high drama across nine medal events on February 12, with host Italy surging in the medal standings and Team USA adding key hardware despite no new golds. Nine golds were awarded in a packed slate featuring snowboarding, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, speed skating, short track, luge, moguls, snowboard cross, and more. Italy claimed multiple medals (including two golds), boosting their total to 17 and overtaking Norway in overall count. Norway held the gold lead at 7, while the USA tied Norway at 14 totals (silver-heavy haul).
Current Medal Table (End of Day 6 – February 12, 2026)
(44 of 116 events completed; sourced from Olympics.com and cross-verified reports)
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway  | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Italy  (Host) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | United States  | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Germany  | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweden  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Switzerland  | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Austria  | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | France  | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Japan  | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Netherlands  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
USA Highlights & Key Moments
Team USA picked up five medals on Day 6 (one silver, multiple bronzes noted across reports, but focused on stars), keeping them competitive in totals but without a gold breakthrough. Standouts included:
- Snowboard Women’s Halfpipe Final – A big upset! Two-time defending champion Chloe Kim (USA) fell short of a historic three-peat, settling for silver (best run 88.00). She mentored 17-year-old Gaon Choi (South Korea) pre-Games, who recovered from an early crash to post a stunning 90.25 on her final run for gold-the youngest Olympic snowboarding gold medalist ever. Japan’s Mitsuki Ono took bronze (85.00). Kim’s grit shone despite a recent shoulder injury.
- Cross-Country Women’s 10km Interval Start Freestyle – Pure determination from Jessie Diggins (USA), who battled badly bruised ribs to claim bronze (23:38.9). Sweden dominated the podium with Frida Karlsson gold (22:49.2) and Ebba Andersson silver (23:35.8). Diggins collapsed in pain at the finish but added to her legacy as a four-time Olympic medalist in her final Games.
- Alpine Skiing Women’s Super-G – Host hero Federica Brignone (Italy) capped an incredible comeback from a career-threatening leg injury (broken in April 2025, racing again just weeks ago) with gold in foggy conditions (1:23.41). At 35, she became the oldest female alpine gold medalist. France’s Romane Miradoli silver, Austria’s Cornelia Huetter bronze. USA’s Breezy Johnson crashed out.
Other Major Golds on Day 6
- Speed Skating Women’s 5000m – Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida claimed her second gold (and fourth Olympic medal overall), powering to victory.
- Short Track – Italy’s Arianna Fontana added a gold (one of Italy’s two on the day).
- Snowboard Cross Men’s – Austria’s Alessandro Haemmerle defended his title in a dramatic final.
- Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls – Australia’s Cooper Woods edged Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury (silver) in a tiebreaker drama.
- Luge Team Relay – Germany dominated for gold, completing their luge sweep.
Day 6 showcased grit (Diggins pushing through pain), upsets (Choi over Kim), and host momentum (Italy’s multiple golds boosting their totals). USA’s balanced performance keeps them in the hunt-watch for pushes in Day 7 events like women’s snowboard cross, men’s halfpipe, skeleton, and figure skating free skate.
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