Another day of competition is in the books at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Athletes from more than 90 countries are battling in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is keeping a tally of every nation finishing on the podium.

At the end of the day of competitions on Thursday, the U.S. went from the No. 3 slot to No. 2, overtaking Italy. So, looking at the top three countries, Norway is still in No. 1 with 34 medals, 16 of which are gold, eight of which are silver and 10 of which are bronze, according to Olympics research.

Alysa Liu's dynamic performance in Thursday's free skate earned her a gold medal, the first for the United States in the women's individual event since Sarah Hughes in 2002. And she did it on her terms.

Elana Meyers Taylor won her first gold medal, and sixth overall, taking first in women's monobob. She is now tied with Bonnie Blair as the most decorated female American winter Olympian. Her teammate, Kallie Humphries, took bronze.

After an amazing free skate, Alysa Liu celebrated her figure skating performance with six explosive words at the Winter Olympics.

Under longtime coach Oren Smadja, Muki rose to the top of the sport. He won world gold in Tokyo in 2019, two European titles, and an Olympic team bronze medal in Tokyo.

Japan's Ikuma Horishima won silver in the Olympic dual moguls after an incredible backwards finish down the mountain goes viral at 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

Netherlands speedskating sensation Jutta Leerdam entered the 2026 Winter Olympics with a cult following on social media, boasting more than 6.5 million followers on Instagram and another 2.9 million followers on TikTok.