While Norway rules the 2026 medal table, its hockey teams are at home — a stark difference from its Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland.

Updated Feb. 19 medal table: Norway extends its lead to 16 gold and 34 total as ski mountaineering debuts and Nordic combined adds another Norway gold. The post Winter Olympics Medal Count Today (Feb.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, right, and Einar Hedegart, of Norway, pose after winning the gold medal in cross-country skiing men’s team sprint free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. AP

Norway's dominance in cross-country skiing and other winter sports at the Milan Cortina Olympics comes down to depth, development and a winning culture built over decades.

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.

Fatton was near, or at, the front of the race in all of its stages, including a rigorous uphill climb and a treacherous downhill at the finish. Fatton beat France's Emily Harrop by over two seconds to claim gold in the sprint event.

The goal is simple: Keep more kids playing the game longer, rather than burning them out by the time they're 12 years old.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Despite a major comeback from Switzerland in the final end,