Olympics Update – 02/17/2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics – Bobsleigh – Women’s Monobob Victory Ceremony – Cortina Sliding Centre, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – February 16, 2026. Gold medallist Elana Meyers Taylor of United States celebrates on the podium during the Women’s Monobob Victory Ceremony with bronze medallist Kaillie Armbruster Humphries of United States. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Team USA snagged two more medals at the Winter Olympics yesterday.  A gold and a bronze.

Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor finally won gold in her fifth Winter Olympics.  She came from behind to win the women’s monobob and become the oldest winner in that event at 41.  Her teammate Kaillie Humphries took the bronze.  (Full Story)

Norway maintains their lead with 31 medals and 14 gold.  Italy is next with 24 medals and Team USA is third with 21 medals, six of them gold.

We won’t go into details about today’s medals in case you’re watching highlights tonight.  You can also track the medal count in real time at Olympics.com.