The 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing in Milan, Italy, and the Olympic medal count as of the end of the day on Friday, Feb. 13, has revealed that two countries are neck-and-neck for the top spot. Neither of those countries is the United States, either, but the United States is No. 3 in the standings, as of Friday.

Belgium has won its first medal at the Winter Olympics. The Belgian Ice Bears raced to third place and bronze in the A final of the mixed relay. Victory went to the host nation Italy.

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It’s been 106 years since “ice hockey,” so called to differentiate it from the game that’s played on grass, made its Olympic debut, the Winnipeg Falcons winning the historic first gold medal at Antwerp, Belgium in 1920, representing Canada.

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Team USA added four medals to its haul at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Alex Hall and Ben Ogden earned silvers in freestyle skiing and cross-country skiing, while Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan took bronze in the women's team combined event in alpine skiing.