1980 – Eric Heiden sets the Winter Games gold‑medal benchmark with five individual speed‑skating titles, a record that stands for nearly five decades [6]

2006 – Fifteen‑year‑old Arianna Fontana wins bronze in the 3000 m relay at Turin, earning her first Olympic medal and beginning a career that will later make her Italy’s most‑decorated Winter Olympian [2]

2014 – Canada captures its men’s curling gold, the last Olympic title the nation will hold until 2026 [3]

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

2022 – Norway tops the Beijing Games with 16 gold medals, establishing a new national record that it later surpasses in Milan‑Cortina [11]

2025 – Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo sweeps all six men’s cross‑country events at the World Championships in Trondheim, foreshadowing his historic Olympic campaign [6]

Feb 6, 2026 – The 2026 Winter Olympics open in Milan‑Cortina, scheduled to run through Feb 22 and featuring an expanded program of 38 additional medal events [1]

Feb 8, 2026 – Klaebo wins the skiathlon in Tesero, beating France’s Mathis Desloges and launching his six‑gold quest at the Games [18]

Feb 10, 2026 – Klaebo secures the sprint gold, matching the eight‑title record previously held only by Norwegian legends such as Marit Bjoergen and Bjørn Dæhlie [18]

Feb 16, 2026 – Tormod Frostad claims Norway’s first men’s big‑air gold in Livigno, edging U.S. skier Mac Forehand by 2.25 points and showcasing a flawless “nose‑butter” series of tricks [13]

Feb 18, 2026 – Arianna Fontana wins mixed‑team relay gold and silvers in the 500 m and 3000 m, becoming Italy’s most‑decorated Winter Olympian with 14 medals and noting that “breaks, mental fitness and turning frustration into fuel” drive her longevity [2]

Feb 18, 2026 – The United States defeats Sweden 2‑1 in overtime to reach the men’s hockey semifinals, while Mikaela Shiffrin captures the women’s slalom gold, delivering the U.S. its first slalom medal in eight years [4]

Feb 18, 2026 – Great‑five‑time Olympian Andrew Musgrave says he remains “young and promising” and does not rule out a sixth Games despite Norway’s dominance [1]

Feb 20, 2026 – Johannes Dale‑Skjevdal shoots a perfect 20‑out‑of‑20 in the 15 km biathlon mass start, giving Norway its 17th gold of the Games and setting a new single‑Games record [11]

Feb 21, 2026 – Klaebo wins the 50 km mass‑start, his sixth gold of Milan‑Cortina, breaking Heiden’s 1980 record and completing a sweep of all men’s cross‑country events; Norway’s tally climbs to 18 golds and 40 total medals, the highest ever at a Winter Olympics [6][9][1]

Feb 21, 2026 – The United States triumphs in mixed‑team aerials (Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran, Chris Lillis), securing its 11th gold of the Games and a new U.S. record; USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland stresses “our focus and our strategy has always been about breadth…we want to win in everything” [14][8]

Feb 21, 2026 – USOPC chief Fin Kirwan notes the organization set a “top‑three finish on the medals table with about 30 medals” goal, which athletes have now exceeded with 31 total medals [8]

Feb 21, 2026 – Italy’s Simone Deromedis and Federico Tomasoni sweep men’s skicross gold and silver in Livigno, delivering Italy’s first Olympic freeski gold and raising the nation’s medal count to 29 [10][15]

Feb 21, 2026 – Kendall Coyne Schofield shouts “We did it!” as the U.S. women’s hockey team wins gold in overtime, contributing to a record‑breaking haul of six golds and 17 medals for U.S. women [7]

Feb 22, 2026 – Canada defeats Great Britain 9‑6 to claim its first men’s curling gold since 2014, ending a 12‑year title drought [3]

Feb 23, 2026 – Lindsey Vonn’s comeback ends abruptly after a crash on the downhill course, sparking safety concerns over equipment release mechanisms [5]

2030 Winter Olympics – Fontana says she could match Norwegian Marit Bjoergen’s 15‑medal record if she competes in the French‑Alps Games, aiming to become the all‑time Winter Olympic medal leader [2]