For the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics, an athlete from South America has heard their anthem played during a medal ceremony.

The 2026 Winter Olympics have seen many athletes etch their names in history, but one competitor from Norway has put himself above the rest after securing the most Winter Olympics gold medals in history.

Here's a look back at the history of the Winter Olympics, including when the first games were held and where they've been hosted.

Follow along for a recap of Day 9 at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, as nine gold medals were handed out. American medal hope Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium in the women’s Alpine skiing giant slalom,

Winter Olympics history was made on Saturday, February 14, when Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men’s giant slalom, beating alpine skiing great Marco Odermatt of Switzerland.

Federica Brignone completed a Winter Olympic fairy tale on Sunday after claiming her second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games, as out-of-sorts Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on the medals.Her last Olympic medal came with victory in the giant slalom during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

After his second gold of these Games, Prevc has a shot to tie Matti Nykänen's record of three in a single Olympics.