While the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics begin on Friday, the events actually got underway on Wednesday.

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

In Friday afternoon’s sixth mixed doubles round-robin session, Norway secured their first win so far of the competition with a 9-0 victory against Sweden. Sweden had last stone advantage in the first end,

Which country and athlete has won the most gold medals in Winter Olympics history? Find out here.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

The United States has the most athletes competing in the Winter Olympics, but is not favored to win the gold medal race.

When it comes to both overall medal count and gold medal count, Norway is the odds-on favorite at the Winter Olympics. The nation has 405 medals overall, 148 of them gold. Compare that to the United States, which sits in second position in the all-time medal table, with 330 total, 114 gold.