{"id":1160123,"date":"2026-02-17T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1160123"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:37:14","slug":"olympic-medal-count-which-washington-state-athletes-are-bringing-home-the-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/olympic-medal-count-which-washington-state-athletes-are-bringing-home-the-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Medal Count: Which Washington state athletes are bringing home the gold?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Last updated: 5 a.m. PST, Tuesday, February 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The USA currently has 19 medals, and two of them were brought in by Washington-associated athletes.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday morning, here\u2019s which medals Team USA holds:<\/p>\n<p>Alpine Skiing: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeBobsleigh: 1 gold, 1 bronzeCross-Country Skiing: 1 silver, 1 bronzeCurling: 1 silverFigure Skating: 1 gold, 1 silverFreestyle Skiing: 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronzeLuge: 1 bronzeSnowboarding: 1 silverSpeed Skating: 2 gold<\/p>\n<h3>Washington state athletes with medals<\/h3>\n<p>Western Washington University alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/western-wa-university-alum-breezy-johnson-wins-olympic-gold\/TOS3B2TY5ZC2DICXSCDLCX5EHY\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/western-wa-university-alum-breezy-johnson-wins-olympic-gold\/TOS3B2TY5ZC2DICXSCDLCX5EHY\/\">Breezy Johnson<\/a> took home Team USA\u2019s first medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games, earning gold in Women\u2019s Downhill with a time of 1 minute and 36.10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s Team Combined. While she originally hails from Portland, Oregon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usskiandsnowboard.org\/athletes\/jacqueline-wiles\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usskiandsnowboard.org\/athletes\/jacqueline-wiles\">U.S. Ski and Snowboard<\/a> calls Wiles \u201ca product entirely of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson won in another way, though, with her boyfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/trending\/olympic-romance-breezy-johnson-engaged\/TQLHQB4B6FB5FI36F55BSL22PM\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/trending\/olympic-romance-breezy-johnson-engaged\/TQLHQB4B6FB5FI36F55BSL22PM\/\">waiting at the base of her super-G run to pop the question<\/a>. She\u2019ll head back to the U.S. with a gold medal around her neck and a silver ring on her finger.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Washington state athletes who are competing<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/redmond-skier-katie-hensien-set-compete-second-winter-olympics\/RQJJCA2KMJBMXIRXPIYYMDYNZQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/redmond-skier-katie-hensien-set-compete-second-winter-olympics\/RQJJCA2KMJBMXIRXPIYYMDYNZQ\/\">Katie Hensien &#8211; Alpine Skiing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/bellevue-short-track-skater-eunice-lee-represent-us-2026-olympics\/YE4KIJGSSFCEJDMISGXNA2P3IY\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/bellevue-short-track-skater-eunice-lee-represent-us-2026-olympics\/YE4KIJGSSFCEJDMISGXNA2P3IY\/\">Eunice Lee &#8211; Short Track Speed Skating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/seattle-nurse-para-nordic-skier-erin-martin-earns-spot-2026-winter-paralympics\/5QRJIR7S3ZB4TOR7JT22VAKLEU\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/seattle-nurse-para-nordic-skier-erin-martin-earns-spot-2026-winter-paralympics\/5QRJIR7S3ZB4TOR7JT22VAKLEU\/\">Erin Martin &#8211; Para Nordic Skiing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/winthrop-native-novie-mccabe-returns-us-olympic-cross-country-team\/26KAM72EHRABXPXMHUX3EPMLEE\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/winthrop-native-novie-mccabe-returns-us-olympic-cross-country-team\/26KAM72EHRABXPXMHUX3EPMLEE\/\">Novie McCabe &#8211; Cross-Country Skiing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/kirkland-native-cooper-mcleod-headed-2026-winter-games\/QCSRFGI7P5FTDJHWNAAL4PRTOM\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/kirkland-native-cooper-mcleod-headed-2026-winter-games\/QCSRFGI7P5FTDJHWNAAL4PRTOM\/\">Cooper McLeod &#8211; Speed Skating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/issaquah-curler-ben-richardson-compete-2026-winter-olympics\/I5VDNGKSDRFBBB6FWUML2JSVTM\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/issaquah-curler-ben-richardson-compete-2026-winter-olympics\/I5VDNGKSDRFBBB6FWUML2JSVTM\/\">Ben Richardson &#8211; Curling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/federal-ways-short-track-speed-skater-corinne-stoddard-qualifies-2026-winter-olympics\/672MRX74EJF2XGGXW4MGC5WNO4\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/federal-ways-short-track-speed-skater-corinne-stoddard-qualifies-2026-winter-olympics\/672MRX74EJF2XGGXW4MGC5WNO4\/\">Corinne Stoddard &#8211; Short Track Speed Skating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/snohomish-curler-luc-violette-headed-winter-olympics\/GCUAA2WTAVHKXDFPIBXGHXCALE\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/snohomish-curler-luc-violette-headed-winter-olympics\/GCUAA2WTAVHKXDFPIBXGHXCALE\/\">Luc Violette &#8211; Curling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Gibson, a former University of Washington runner and member of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts running team, is making her Winter Olympics debut in the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/do-you-know-what\/53UNSEZA2U5JLDIM3JA7CM3W44\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/do-you-know-what\/53UNSEZA2U5JLDIM3JA7CM3W44\/\">Ski Mountaineering<\/a> race.<\/p>\n<h3>Ice Hockey<\/h3>\n<h5>Seattle Torrent &#8211; PWHL<\/h5>\n<p>The U.S. Olympic Women\u2019s Ice Hockey Team, which includes four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/torrent-players-help-us-olympic-womens-hockey-team-defeat-czechia-5-1\/SNDWAZZGA5GKDEPPERVZ75O2GU\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/sports\/olympics\/torrent-players-help-us-olympic-womens-hockey-team-defeat-czechia-5-1\/SNDWAZZGA5GKDEPPERVZ75O2GU\/\">Seattle Torrent<\/a> players, kicked off the 2026 Olympic Games with a 5-1 win over Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>The Torrent\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/seattle-torrents-hillary-knight-named-captain-2026-us-olympic-womens-ice-hockey-team\/W7LHM7MLVVHP3NEXUIULC6CV4M\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/seattle-torrents-hillary-knight-named-captain-2026-us-olympic-womens-ice-hockey-team\/W7LHM7MLVVHP3NEXUIULC6CV4M\/\">Hilary Knight<\/a> was named captain, with Torrent forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/seattle-torrents-hillary-knight-named-captain-2026-us-olympic-womens-ice-hockey-team\/W7LHM7MLVVHP3NEXUIULC6CV4M\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/seattle-torrents-hillary-knight-named-captain-2026-us-olympic-womens-ice-hockey-team\/W7LHM7MLVVHP3NEXUIULC6CV4M\/\">Alex Carpenter<\/a> joining the leadership team as one of two alternate captains. Torrent forward Hannah Bilka and defender Cayla Barnes are also on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Torrent defender Aneta Tejralov\u00e1 is playing for Team Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>Knight tied the record for the most career Olympic goals (14) in U.S. women\u2019s 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, is now tied with Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Katie King and Natalie Darwitz for most Olympic goals in U.S. Women\u2019s Olympic history.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Team USA\u2019s scores so far:<\/p>\n<p>USA 5 &#8211; Czechia 1USA 5 &#8211; Finland 0USA 5 &#8211; Switzerland 0USA 5 &#8211; Canada 0USA 6 &#8211; Italy 0 (Quarterfinals)USA 5 &#8211; Sweden 0 (Semifinals)<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>The previous women\u2019s record was held by the 2002 Canadian team, which went 199:35 without allowing a goal. In both men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey, the USA men were the previous overall record holders, shutting out their opposition for 245 minutes back in 1924.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA will face off against Team Canada in the Women\u2019s Gold Medal Game on Thursday, February 19, at 10:10 a.m. PST.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. women\u2019s hockey is playing in the gold medal game for the fifth consecutive Winter Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics, and silver medals in 2010, 2014, and 2022.<\/p>\n<h5>Seattle Kraken &#8211; NHL<\/h5>\n<p>Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer is competing for Team Germany, while right-wingers Eeli Tolvanen and Kaapo Kakko are playing for Team Finland. Seattle Kraken forward Oscar Fisker Molgaard is playing for Team Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Find more scores and details about each player at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\/medals?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=dp_google&amp;utm_content=medals\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\/medals?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=dp_google&amp;utm_content=medals\">olympics.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/olympic-medal-count-bringing-home-192212809.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/olympic-medal-count-bringing-home-192212809.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: 5 a.m. PST, Tuesday, February 17, 2026 The USA currently has 19 medals, and two of them were brought in by Washington-associated athletes&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1160123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1160123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1160123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1160123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1160123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}