Winter Olympics Gold Medal Standings Shift Dramatically: Norway Tops with 10 Golds, USA Has 5, China Drops Further

On February 15th Beijing time, the seventh day of the Milan Winter Olympics ended, with seven gold medals awarded to Norway, the USA, Australia, Slovenia, and Brazil. The updated gold medal leaderboard saw significant shifts: Norway’s 2 golds in one day solidified their top spot with a 3-gold lead; the USA claimed 1 gold, ranking third; Australia’s 1 gold pushed them to 11th; Slovenia’s 1 gold brought them to 13th; Brazil earned their first gold, reaching 16th place; meanwhile, China continued to decline, falling to 19th!

Norway struck hard again on the seventh day, adding two more gold medals from the women’s 4×7.5km cross-country relay and the women’s 7.5km biathlon sprint. Their gold tally surpassed 10, making them the first nation in this edition to reach double-digit golds, achieving a perfect record. Norway has held the top position for all seven days, now leading Italy by 4 golds, with a total of 20 medals, also the highest count. Norway is truly dominant, with their lead unchallenged!

The USA had won 4 golds in the first six days but had not added more until the seventh day, when they lost the men’s figure skating gold. However, on the seventh day, they secured a gold as Stolsz broke the Olympic record to win the men’s 500m speed skating gold. He had previously won the 1000m gold, completing a double gold achievement. This victory strengthened the USA’s hold on third place and narrowed the gap with host nation Italy!

Australia has recently been on a gold medal streak, winning one gold on the seventh day in the women’s dual moguls freestyle skiing event. This marked an impressive run of three golds over three consecutive competition days, bringing their total gold count to three and boosting them to 11th place in the rankings.

On the seventh day, Slovenia captured a gold medal in the men’s large hill ski jumping individual event, earning their second gold of the Games and moving up to 13th place in the standings!

Brazil won the men’s giant slalom alpine skiing gold medal, breaking their gold medal drought after seven days of competition and securing their first gold of the event. Brazil’s gold caused China’s ranking to drop another spot to 19th. China still struggles to win gold, and it remains uncertain who will break through next, which is quite frustrating!

Written by / Sports Fiction