The Winter Olympics gold medal standings were dramatically shaken overnight! The United States surged to second place, Italy moved up to third, and China slipped to only 14th.

As of February 12th Beijing time, the fifth day of the Milan Winter Olympics finished, with eight gold medals claimed by several nations, resulting in a significant reshuffle of the gold medal table. Norway continued to hold its top spot steadily, but many other countries’ rankings changed, notably the United States, France, and Italy, who each secured two gold medals that day and climbed to second, third, and sixth positions!

After five days of competition, Norway, the dominant winter sports powerhouse, has performed exceptionally well. Leveraging its natural geographical advantages, it has aggressively collected gold medals and firmly secured the top of the medal standings, leaving other teams far behind. Norway also shares the top spot on the overall medal table with host nation Italy. The battle for second place is intense, with the United States, Italy, and Switzerland each having won four golds. The fight for fifth place is also tight, with Germany, France, and Sweden each earning three golds, followed by Austria with two. The gold medal distribution clearly shows a tiered pattern!

Overall, the gold medal rankings are dominated mainly by European and American countries. This is largely because other continents have limited capacity to win medals due to lack of conditions for winter sports development. In Asia, only China, Japan, and South Korea maintain some competitive strength!

However, the Chinese delegation’s gold medal-winning ability has significantly declined this year. After five days, they have only won three medals — one silver and two bronzes — ranking 14th. This performance is indeed very disappointing and even falls short compared to Japan, which has won at least two golds. Many of our events are lagging behind, with short track speed skating declining the fastest, especially the women’s team. The biggest question now is who will secure the first gold for Team China; Eileen Gu is the most hopeful candidate, which is very exciting!

Written by / Sports Novels