Winter Olympics gold medal standings shakeup: Norway leads with 12 golds, Italy pulls ahead of the USA, Netherlands rises to fifth & China at 19th

On February 16th Beijing time, the ninth day of the Milan Winter Olympics concluded with 9 gold medals awarded and swiftly claimed. Norway, Italy, and Great Britain each won 2 golds, while Sweden, the Netherlands, and Canada took 1 gold each. This caused a major reshuffle in the gold medal rankings overnight. Norway surged to first place with 12 golds, leading Italy by 4 golds. Italy, holding 8 golds, pulled away from the USA’s 3 golds. The USA, Sweden, and the Netherlands each have 5 golds, ranking third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Great Britain’s 2 golds on this day brought their total to 3 golds, climbing to 12th place!

Norway has demonstrated strong gold-winning power in this event, adding two more golds on this day from the men’s 4×7.5 km cross-country relay and the women’s large hill ski jumping. Their gold medal count reached 12, further solidifying their top position. They have led the medal table for nine consecutive competition days, showing an almost unstoppable dominance!

Host country Italy exploded on the ninth competition day, grabbing 2 golds from the women’s giant slalom in alpine skiing and the women’s 10 km pursuit in biathlon. This brought their gold total to 8, firmly securing second place and increasing their lead over third-place USA by three golds. Their hold on second place is stable, and they are only two golds away from reaching double digits, making that goal very achievable!

Great Britain won 2 golds on the ninth competition day, coming from the mixed team snowboard cross and the mixed team skeleton events. Their gold medal total jumped to 3, and all three of their medals are gold, showing impressive gold-winning ability and very high value. This propelled Great Britain up to 12th place!

The Netherlands captured one gold on the ninth competition day in the women’s 500m speed skating, pushing their total golds to 5 and climbing to fifth place. All five of their gold medals come from speed skating events, establishing them as the top speed skating nation, ahead of China and South Korea!

Sweden earned a gold on the ninth competition day in the men’s 12.5 km biathlon pursuit, bringing their gold total to five and advancing to sixth place!

Canada finally secured their first gold on the ninth competition day, ending their gold drought. This first gold came from the men’s dual moguls in freestyle skiing, placing them 15th in the rankings. China remains with 4 medals but no golds, ranking 19th!

Written by / Sports Novel