February 21, 2026 – Winter Olympics news

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway crosses the finish line to win gold.

It seems no Olympic day is less hectic than the last.

Norway has made Olympic history with a record 18 golds and 40 total medals. The US follows with 11 golds and 32 medals, then comes the Netherlands with 10 golds and 20 medals.

Catch up on today’s medal moments:

Finland won hockey bronze: Finland clinched the men’s ice hockey bronze medal after thrashing Slovakia 6-1.

Another golden Dutch speed skating moment: Marijke Groenewoud won gold in the women’s mass start final. Team USA’s Mia Manganello picked up bronze and was overcome with emotion after crossing the line.

And another: Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma raced to the gold medal in the men’s mass start speed skating final. Team USA’s Jordan Stolz tried to sprint for a bronze but got beat at the wire.

Controversy to triumph: Canada won its first men’s curling gold since 2014 following last week’s curling controversy. The team seems to be doing fine all things considered. Canada also won bronze in women’s curling against the USA.

Canada's Ben Hebert (left) and Canada's Brett Gallant celebrate becoming Olympic champions after defeating team Great Britain in the curling men's gold medal match.

Germany’s one-two victory: Germany won gold and silver in the two-woman bobsled event. USA’s Kaillie Armbruster Humphries and Jasmine Jones took the bronze.

French one-two: It was a sensational French 1-2 in the women’s 12.5km mass start final as Oceane Michelon and Julia Simon take gold and silver, respectively.

First skimo mixed relay goes to… : France’s Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet won the first ever skimo mixed relay gold in Olympic history.

Italian one-two: The host nation’s Simone Deromedis and Federico Tomasoni claimed gold in the men’s ski cross big final.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won…again: The Norwegian becomes the first ever athlete to win six golds at one Winter Games after a victory in the men’s 50km cross-country skiing mass start.

USA's Alysa Liu performs at the figure skating exhibition gala.

In other news:

Figure skating gala: The figure skating exhibition gala boasted an impressive line-up of performers including gold-medalist Alysa Liu and Olympic favorite Ilia Malinin.

Standout sibling: Jordan Stolz is one of the breakout stars of these Winter Olympics. His sister, Hannah, is a star taxidermist. Which one would engender more follow up questions should you encounter them at a coffee shop or a bar?

Bobsled crash: Bobsledder Jakob Mandlbauer is “responsive” following a heavy crash by one of the Austrian four-man bobsled teams earlier today.

CNN’s Hannah Keyser, Ben Church, Dana O’Neil, Patrick Sung, Thomas Schlachter and Jacob Lev contributed to this report.

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