{"id":66581,"date":"2026-02-21T14:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/team-usa-captures-record-breaking-11th-gold-medal-at-winter-games\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:41:41","slug":"team-usa-captures-record-breaking-11th-gold-medal-at-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/team-usa-captures-record-breaking-11th-gold-medal-at-winter-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA captures record-breaking 11th gold medal at Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. Olympic team captured a record-breaking 11th <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/olympic-medal-count-2026-winter-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">gold medal<\/a><\/span> at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, after Kaila Khun, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis won the mixed team aerials title.<\/p>\n<p>The 11th gold breaks the record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil \u2013 in Salt Lake City in 2022, which has long stood as a turning point for a Winter sports program that had struggled over previous decades.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/21\/e50b1935-adc7-4f4a-991f-84280b7c776e\/thumbnail\/620x414\/41a55b6fcbaed5a884e19b5a09691fa7\/ap26052421772649.jpg#\" alt=\"Milan Cortina Olympics Freestyle Skiing \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/21\/e50b1935-adc7-4f4a-991f-84280b7c776e\/thumbnail\/620x414\/41a55b6fcbaed5a884e19b5a09691fa7\/ap26052421772649.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/21\/e50b1935-adc7-4f4a-991f-84280b7c776e\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/f403ed59cc7b0a6ae9e3a5b6cb374268\/ap26052421772649.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">From left, gold medalists Christopher Lillis, Connor Curran and Kaila Kuhn, of the United States, celebrate after the freestyle skiing mixed team aerials final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Gregory Bull \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The win lifted the U.S. to 30 medals overall for the Olympics. That&#8217;s second to Norway, which, a day earlier, won its 17th gold medal, setting a Winter Games record.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA could add more gold medals to its tally, including on Sunday when the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-mens-hockey-team-defeats-slovakia-olympics-semifinal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. men&#8217;s hockey team takes on Team Canada.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are 38 more medal events on the program this year than there were in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some looks and links to the rest of the 11 U.S. gold-medal winners:<\/p>\n<h2>Alex Ferreira, freeskiing<\/h2>\n<p>American freeskier Alex Ferreira\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/american-alex-ferreira-first-olympic-gold-freeski-halfpipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rounds out his Olympic collection<\/a><\/span>\u00a0with his first gold in Milan. He took\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/alex-ferreria-winter-olympics-skiing-beijing\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">silver in Pyeongchang in 2018<\/a><\/span>, and bronze four years ago in Beijing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Breezy Johnson, Alpine<\/h2>\n<p>Her\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/breezy-johnson-team-usa-gold-medal-milano-cortina-womens-downhill-lindsey-vonn\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">long journey<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to a gold medal included a knee injury four years ago on the same mountain where she won.<\/p>\n<h2>Elizabeth Lemley, moguls<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/winter-olympics-2026-elizabeth-lemley-jaelin-kauf-win-gold-silver\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Nicknamed &#8220;Lizard,&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0she joins a lexicon of great U.S. moguls skiers, including 2010 champion Hannah Kearney and her teammate, Jaelin Kauf, who now has three silver medals.<\/p>\n<h2>Alysa Liu, figure skating<\/h2>\n<p>The 20-year-old stepped away after the Beijing Games,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alysa-liu-winter-olympics-figure-skating-c8f8e792be4c2319683882bfbd3c8bb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rediscovered her love<\/a>\u00a0for figure skating and happily claimed the gold medal &#8212; the first for U.S. women since 2002.<\/p>\n<h2>Elana Meyers Taylor, bobsled<\/h2>\n<p>At her sixth Olympics, she finally\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elana-meyers-taylor-olympics-gold-female-bobsledder\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">broke through<\/a><\/span>, becoming the oldest Winter Olympian to win gold at age 41.<\/p>\n<h2>Mikaela Shiffrin, Alpine<\/h2>\n<p>The most winning skier of all time cashes in at the Olympics\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-old-winter-olympics-womens-slalom\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">with slalom gold<\/a><\/span>\u00a0after a tear-stained shutout four years ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Stolz, speedskating (2)<\/h2>\n<p>Joined Eric Heiden at Lake Placid in 1980 as only the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jordan-stolz-speedskating-milan-cortina-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">second man to capture the 500 and 1,000<\/a><\/span>. Goes for a third title Saturday night.<\/p>\n<h2>US figure skating team<\/h2>\n<p>Liu, Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin are among the members of a team that brings home a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/winter-olympics-figure-skating-alysa-liu-amber-glenn\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">second straight gold<\/a><\/span>; the last one took two years to capture after the Russian doping saga.<\/p>\n<h2>U.S. women&#8217;s hockey team<\/h2>\n<p>A\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/2026-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-womens-hockey-gold-medal-us-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">tense thriller<\/a><\/span>, highlighted by Hilary Knight&#8217;s equalizer with 2:04 left, then Megan Keller&#8217;s winner in overtime.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation 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