Team USA remains firmly positioned among the elite but continues to trail Norway in overall Winter Olympic success. The United States (330) is second on the all-time medal list entering 2026, ahead of European powers Germany (267) and Austria (250). Canada is fifth with 225 medals.

From hockey teammates and skating pairs to athletes whose significant others are competing in another sport, the Milan Cortina Olympics are playing host to a number of winning couples.

MILAN (AP) — Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all. Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate obtained the final approval he needed for his music on Friday, allowing the Spanish figure skater to perform his short program — set to a medley from the animated comedy from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment — when the men's competition begins at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday night.

From the perennial Olympics powerhouses like the United States, France and Canada to the smaller nations that provide the feel-good stories, the 2026 games are sure to provide a spectacle fans have not seen before. Here's the full list of countries competing in the Milan 2026 Olympics.

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.