1980 – Eric Heiden sets the long‑standing Winter Games record with five individual gold medals in speed skating at Lake Placid, a benchmark that stands for nearly five decades [1].

1994 – Italy records its best Winter Olympic medal haul since Lillehammer, a figure it later matches in 2026 [5].

2002 – The United States wins ten gold medals in Salt Lake City, establishing the previous U.S. record for golds at a single Winter Games [8][13].

2006 – Fifteen‑year‑old Arianna Fontana wins bronze in the 3000 m relay in Turin, her first Olympic medal and the start of a career that will span six Games [2].

2018 – Fontana serves as Italy’s flag‑bearer at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony, highlighting her rising profile in short‑track [2].

2022 – Norway captures 16 gold medals in Beijing, setting a new national record that Norway later surpasses in 2026 [10]; the United States repeats its mixed‑team aerials gold in Beijing, a precedent for 2026 [13].

2025 – Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo sweeps all six cross‑country events at the World Championships in Trondheim, mirroring the feat he later repeats in Milan‑Cortina [6].

Feb 8, 2026 – Klaebo wins the skiathlon, beating France’s Mathis Desloges and launching his historic six‑gold campaign [17].

Feb 10, 2026 – Klaebo captures the sprint gold, equalling Norway’s eight‑title benchmark previously held by legends such as Marit Bjoergen and Bjørn Dæhlie [17].

Feb 15, 2026 – Klaebo breaks his own career record by earning his eighth Olympic gold, the most ever for a Winter athlete at that point [6].

Feb 17, 2026 – Tormod Frostad wins men’s big‑air freeski gold in Livigno, edging U.S. skier Mac Forehand by 2.25 points and delivering Norway’s first medal in the event [12].

Feb 18, 2026 – Arianna Fontana becomes Italy’s most‑decorated Winter Olympian with a 14th medal, adding a mixed‑team relay gold and two silvers in the 500 m and 3000 m, and she notes that “breaks, mental fitness and turning frustration into fuel” keep her competitive [2].

Feb 19, 2026 – The United States defeats Sweden 2‑1 in overtime to reach the men’s hockey semifinals, marking the third OT quarter‑final win of the Games [4]; Mikaela Shiffrin wins women’s slalom gold, delivering the largest margin of victory since 1998 and ending an eight‑year U.S. drought in the discipline [4]; the U.S. also secures its 11th gold of the Games in mixed aerials, setting a new national record [8]; Ukraine announces a boycott of the upcoming Winter Paralympics over the IPC’s flag policy [4].

Feb 20, 2026 – Johannes Dale‑Skjevdal wins the men’s 15‑km biathlon mass start with a perfect 20‑shot performance, giving Norway its 17th gold and breaking the previous Games record of 16 set in Beijing [10]; Norway’s medal table lead solidifies as analysts project it will finish first when the Games close on Sunday [11].

Feb 21, 2026 – Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo clinches his sixth gold in the 50 km mass‑start, completing a sweep of all men’s cross‑country events, raising his career total to eleven golds and establishing a new Winter Games record for individual golds [1][5][6][17]; his teammates Martin Loewstroem Nyenget and Emil Iversen take silver and bronze, completing a Norwegian podium sweep [1][5][6]; the United States repeats its mixed‑team aerials victory, with Connor Curran, Kaila Kuhn and Christopher Lillis scoring 325.35 points and pushing the U.S. gold count to a record 11, “Our focus and our strategy has always been about breadth…We want to win in everything,” says USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland [13][15][8]; U.S. women achieve a historic haul of six golds and 17 medals, “We did it!” exclaims hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield after the overtime gold over Canada [7]; Italy’s Simone Deromedis and Federico Tomasoni claim gold and silver in men’s skicross, delivering Italy’s first Olympic freeski gold and raising its total to 29 medals [9][14]; the women’s 12.5‑km biathlon mass start is scheduled for later on Saturday, closing the biathlon program [10]; day 15 of the Games features the men’s curling final, two‑woman bobsled runs and the men’s hockey bronze match [3].

Feb 22, 2026 – The Milan‑Cortina Games conclude with Norway topping the medal table at 40 total medals and 18 golds, the highest haul ever for a Winter nation, while the United States finishes second with 31 medals and a record 11 golds [6][8][11].