The U.S. team is incredibly strong! With 2 golds in a single day, they surged to second place on the Winter Olympics gold medal leaderboard, with Norway in first and China dropping down.

On February 9th Beijing time, the second day at the Milan Winter Olympics ended with 8 gold medals distributed among 6 nations. Norway and the U.S. each won 2 golds, Austria, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic each secured 1 gold. The updated medal table shows Norway leading with 3 golds and 6 medals overall, the U.S. climbing to second place, host Italy in third, Japan ranking fourth and first in Asia, and China in 13th place!

Norway, the top Winter Olympics powerhouse, was first in the last Games and aims to remain number one this time. They started strong, winning 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze on the previous day, topping the gold medal chart. On this competition day, Norway’s gold-winning momentum intensified, capturing 2 golds and 1 bronze from men’s cross-country skiing 10km + 10km pursuit and men’s 5000m speed skating. They earned gold medals on two consecutive days, amassing three golds to hold first place, dominating the leaderboard for two days straight. Norway’s strength is truly extraordinary!

The U.S. team had no medals on the first day but exploded on the second day with impressive momentum, grabbing two gold medals in a row: women’s alpine skiing downhill and women’s figure skating team event. This propelled the U.S. dramatically up the rankings to second place, just behind the winter sports titan Norway—a huge leap forward. It’s clear the U.S. came well-prepared!

Austria, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic each broke their gold medal droughts with one gold apiece. Austria’s came in men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom; Germany took the traditional stronghold men’s luge gold; France won the biathlon mixed relay gold; and the Czech Republic secured the women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom gold!

The Chinese team managed only one bronze medal, with their ranking continuing to fall to 13th place, lagging behind strong rivals Japan and South Korea. However, tonight presents a key gold medal opportunity in women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle, where Eileen Gu will compete with a strong chance to win gold!

Written by / Sports Novel