Last updated: 7 a.m. PST, Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Team USA closed out the 2026 Winter Olympics with 33 medals, and three of them were brought in by Washington-associated athletes.
Here’s which medals Team USA brought home:
- Alpine Skiing: 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
- Bobsleigh: 1 gold, 2 bronze
- Cross-Country Skiing: 2 silver, 1 bronze
- Curling: 1 silver
- Figure Skating: 2 gold, 1 silver
- Freestyle Skiing: 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze
- Ice Hockey: 2 gold
- Luge: 1 bronze
- Short Track Speed Skating: 1 bronze
- Snowboard: 1 silver, 1 bronze
- Speed Skating: 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
Washington state athletes with medals
Western Washington University alum Breezy Johnson took home Team USA’s first medal of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games, earning gold in Women’s Downhill with a time of 1 minute and 36.10 seconds.
A few days later, Johnson lost out on the podium to Jackie Wiles and her teammate Paula Moltzan, who together earned their bronze medals in Alpine Skiing Women’s Team Combined. While she originally hails from Portland, Oregon, U.S. Ski and Snowboard calls Wiles “a product entirely of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association.”
Johnson won in another way, though, with her boyfriend waiting at the base of her super-G run to pop the question. She’ll head back to the U.S. with a gold medal around her neck and a new ring on her finger.
Western Washington’s own Corinne Stoddard brought home the bronze in Short Track Speed Skating. According to Team USA, Stoddard grew up in Federal Way, Washington, the same area where other U.S. short track stars like Apolo Ohno and J.R. Celski were also raised.
Despite a few hard falls during her early races, Stoddard finished on her feet in the 1,500 meters, scoring a bronze medal — America’s first women’s individual short-track medal in 16 years.
Ice Hockey
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The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, which includes four Seattle Torrent players, kicked off the 2026 Olympic Games with a 5-1 win over Czechia.
The Torrent’s Hilary Knight was named captain, with Torrent forward Alex Carpenter joining the leadership team as one of two alternate captains. Torrent forward Hannah Bilka and defender Cayla Barnes were also on the roster.
Torrent defender Aneta Tejralová played for Team Czechia.
Knight tied the record for the most career Olympic goals (14) in U.S. women’s ice hockey history during the first weekend of the Games. The five-time Olympian, who has announced the 2026 Winter Olympics will be her last, then broke the record for the most Olympic goals in U.S. Women’s Olympic history in her final game, a winning gold medal match against Canada.
Here’s Team USA’s scores:
- USA 5 - Czechia 1
- USA 5 - Finland 0
- USA 5 - Switzerland 0
- USA 5 - Canada 0
- USA 6 - Italy 0 (Quarterfinals)
- USA 5 - Sweden 0 (Semifinals)
- USA 2 - Canada 1 (Finals)
During the semifinals match against Sweden on Monday, and totaling up their four previous shutout matches, Team USA reached a record-shattering 331 minutes and 23 seconds of shutout hockey.
The previous women’s record was held by the 2002 Canadian team, which went 199 minutes without allowing a goal.
Continuing years of a fierce rivalry, Team USA faced off against Team Canada in the finals. Hilary Knight’s game-tying tally with about two minutes left in regulation, followed by Megan Keller’s golden goal in overtime, granted Team USA the gold.
This year was Team USA’s fifth consecutive Winter Olympics playing for the gold, earning a gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics, and silver medals in 2010, 2014, and 2022.
Torrent players back in Seattle gathered at a local watch party to cheer on their teammates and celebrate Team USA’s triumphant win.
For Knight, she capped off her international career on the ultimate high, celebrating her fifth Olympic medal. And that’s not all - she’ll also be returning home as a fiancée after getting engaged in Milan to Olympic speedskater Brittany Bowe.
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Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer competed for Team Germany, and forward Oscar Fisker Molgaard played for Team Denmark. Right-wingers Eeli Tolvanen and Kaapo Kakko snagged a bronze with Team Finland.
Other Washington state athletes who competed
Eunice Lee - Short Track Speed Skating
Erin Martin - Para Nordic Skiing
Novie McCabe - Cross-Country Skiing
Anna Gibson, a former University of Washington runner and member of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts running team, made her Winter Olympics debut in the inaugural Ski Mountaineering race.
Find more scores and details about each player at olympics.com
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