United States Final Medal Count and Global Ranking
The United States finished with 23 total medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, including 9 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze, placing fourth in the official medal table behind Norway, Germany, and Canada, according to the International Olympic Committee results database olympics.com.
Norway led the 2018 medal table with 39 total medals and 14 golds, while Germany followed with 31 medals and 14 golds, and Canada ranked third with 29 medals and 11 golds, making the U.S. fourth by gold count and fifth by total medal count in the final standings.
Breakdown by Sport and Top U.S. Performers
The United States won the most medals in freestyle skiing with 5 medals, including 2 golds, followed by short track speed skating with 2 golds and 1 bronze, and snowboard cross with 1 gold and 1 silver, as recorded in the official PyeongChang 2018 results olympics.com.
Chloe Kim won gold in women's halfpipe snowboarding at age 17, Red Gerard took gold in men's slopestyle snowboarding, and Nathan Chen secured gold in men's figure skating singles, while Jessie Diggins became the first American woman to win an individual cross-country skiing Olympic gold in the women's 10-kilometer freestyle Forbes.
Comparison to Previous U.S. Winter Games and Economic Impact
The 2018 U.S. medal count of 23 total medals was lower than the 2014 Sochi total of 28 medals and the 2010 Vancouver total of 37 medals, but higher than the 2006 Turin total of 25 medals, with the 9 golds in PyeongChang matching the 2010 gold count as the second-highest U.S. winter gold total in the last two decades Boston.com.
The U.S. Olympic Committee reported increased sponsorship revenue and broadcast rights value tied to the 2018 Games, with NBCUniversal paying roughly $7.75 billion for Olympic media rights through 2032, and companies such as Toyota, Procter & Gamble, and Visa leveraging the medal performances in global campaigns SEC.gov.