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Winter Oly leader Norway builds lead as U.S. jumps to second
Norway’s second gold of the day came in the men’s 5,000-meter speed skating event.
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Prabhjot Paul Singh - Sun, 08, Feb 2026
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A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017. / REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Winter Olympic leaders Norway added two more gold medals to build a commanding lead as the United States, after a blank opening day, captured two golds to jump to second place in the medal tally at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Games on Feb. 8.
Canada continued to be placed 12th with one bronze medal, while five more nations — the U.S., France, Austria, Czechia and Germany — also joined the gold medal count. Host nation Italy, with nine medals including one gold and two silvers, led the overall medal tally, followed by Norway with six medals, including three gold.
In men’s cross-country skiathlon (10 km + 10 km), Norway completed a double, winning gold through Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and bronze through Martin Loewstroem. The silver medal went to Mathis Desloges of France.
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Norway’s second gold of the day came in the men’s 5,000-meter speed skating event, where Sander Eitrem set a new Olympic record with a time of 6 minutes, 3.95 seconds. Metodej Jiler of Czechia won silver, while Italy’s Riccardo Lovello claimed bronze.
France secured its first gold medal of the Games in the biathlon mixed relay (4x6 km), while Italy and Germany took silver and bronze, respectively.
The United States opened its gold account in alpine skiing, with Breezy Johnson winning the women’s downhill. Germany’s Emma Aicher finished second, while Italy’s Sofia Goggia took bronze.
The U.S. doubled its gold tally later in the day by winning the figure skating team event. The team comprised Madison Chock, Amber Glenn, Ellie Kam, Ilia Malinin and Dony O’Shea.
Austria claimed a double podium finish in the snowboard parallel giant slalom, winning gold through Benjamin Karl and silver through Sabine Payer. In the women’s event, Czechia earned its first gold of the Games, with Zuzana Maderova finishing on top.
Germany added to the gold count in men’s singles luge, where Max Langenhan secured the top spot, making Germany the 10th nation to win a gold medal at the Games so far.
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