Winter Olympics gold medal standings revealed: Norway leads with 15 golds, Japan has 5, China’s 2 golds surpass South Korea to rank 14th

On February 19th, Beijing time, the 12th day of competition at the Milan Winter Olympics ended with 9 medals distributed. Norway made a strong push with 1 gold, the USA earned 1 gold, China exploded with 2 golds, France took 1 gold, Japan won 1 gold, South Korea got 1 gold, Canada earned 1 gold, and Sweden grabbed 1 gold. Consequently, the latest gold medal standings have been updated: Norway leads with 15 golds, the USA is third, Japan holds 5 golds as Asia’s top nation, and China’s 2 golds have propelled them up to 14th place!

Norway has been on fire this tournament, impressing all teams with their gold-winning prowess. They currently hold a solid lead atop both the gold and overall medal tables. On the 12th day, they clinched another gold, pushing their total beyond 15 and securing an unshakable top spot. This gold came from the men’s cross-country skiing team sprint freestyle. Norway’s dominance is truly overwhelming, far ahead of second-place Italy with 6 golds, creating a clear gap. Norway is on track to achieve a three-peat championship — absolutely phenomenal!

The USA claimed the women’s alpine skiing slalom gold, marking their seventh gold of the event and maintaining a firm hold on third place, trailing second-place Italy by 2 golds. Sweden won the women’s cross-country skiing team sprint freestyle gold, earning their sixth gold and climbing to sixth in the rankings. France secured the women’s biathlon 4×6 km relay gold, also reaching their sixth gold and jumping to fourth place. Canada took home the men’s short track speed skating 500m gold, continuing a streak of winning a gold each day for four consecutive days, rising to 11th place. Canada’s strong finish in the latter half of the games is impressive!

Japan demonstrated their dominance in snowboarding again by winning the women’s slopestyle gold, bringing their total to five golds and extending their lead over China and South Korea, although the margin has narrowed to just three golds. South Korea secured their second gold of the event in their traditional sport, winning the women’s short track speed skating 3000m relay gold!

China was the big winner of the day after a long gold medal drought that increased pressure. Fortunately, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, China swept 2 golds to relieve that pressure. Su Yiming won the men’s snowboarding slopestyle gold, and Xu Mengtao took the women’s freestyle skiing aerials gold. With these 2 golds, China has made a significant leap in the standings, jumping directly to 14th place!

Written by / Sports Novel