We’re nearly halfway through the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics so here’s a quick update on the medal count. That’s what everyone is keeping track of, right?
Medals
With over 300 medals to hand out, we still have a lot to go! Here’s the medal count by country so far:
- 1. Norway – 26 (12 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze)
- 2. China – 20 (4 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze)
- 3. United States – 19 (8 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)
- 4. Germany – 18 (9 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)
- 5. Canada – 17 (2 gold, 4 silver, 11 bronze)
Team USA
Team USA came to Beijing with the second most Winter Olympic medals at a total count of 305. We’re not far behind in third place, but still a few to go to beat Norway. We have a total of 8 gold medals, 7 silver, and 4 bronzes.
USA recently got gold and silver in the men’s freeski slopestyle, thanks to Alexander Hall and Nick Goepper. Jaelin Kauf won silver in women’s moguls, and Ryan Cochran-Siegle snagged silver as well, for the men’s Super-G. Three-man team of Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld edged out China for the gold in aerial freestyle skiing.
For snowboarding, Lindsey Jacobellis got gold in women’s snowboard cross while Julia Marino got bronze. Fan-favorite Chloe Kim made women’s halfpipe history with her gold win, blowing the competition away.
In figure skating, Madison Chock and Evan Bates added silver after their pairs performance. Another fan-favorite, Nathan Chen earned gold in men’s singles figure skating, with a 22.55 point gap between himself and silver.
There were a couple of first-time medals for team USA as well. Mixed teams aerial event took the first-ever Olympic gold medal, as well as mixed team snowboard cross with an Olympics debut. The first bronze medal for women’s individual sprint in cross-country skiing went to Jessie Diggins.
