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The United States did not secure any additional gold medals on Thursday, a development that proved quite unexpected in at least one particular event.
With the conclusion of the 2026 Winter Olympics’ sixth day, American athletes secured one silver and one bronze medal. Potentially the day’s most astonishing outcome saw Chloe Kim, widely expected to win gold, defeated by Gaon Choi of South Korea in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe final, with scores of 90.25 to 88.00. Kim was unable to achieve her goal of a third consecutive Olympic gold, an accomplishment that would have established her as the first snowboarder, regardless of gender, to do so.
Perhaps the most valiant medal performance for the U.S. team during the day belonged to cross-country skier Jessie Diggins. She persevered despite bruised ribs to claim a bronze in the women’s 10km race. Her finishing time of 23:38.9 earned her third place, behind Frida Karlsson of Sweden, who took gold, and Ebba Andersson, also from Sweden, who secured silver.
This outcome elevated the total medal count for American athletes to fourteen.
The United States missed an additional opportunity for a medal when Alpine skier Breezy Johnson withdrew from the women’s super-G competition due to a crash, preventing her from completing the course. Nevertheless, as a silver lining, she became engaged following the event.
Below is an overview of the medal standings heading into Friday’s athletic events:
The hosting country, Italy, has ascended to the leading position in the overall medal tally, accumulating 17 medals, six of which are gold. Norway trails by three medals in total, yet holds the highest number of gold medals with seven. Following Thursday’s events, five nations currently possess a double-digit medal count, with both Austria and Japan joining this group.
