"Ferreira joins a gold medal streak started by alpine skier Breezy Johnson on February 8. Other gold medalists for the U.S. include alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, bobsledder Elana Meyers-Taylor, figure skater Alysia Liu and the U.S. figure skating team, Elizabeth Lemley on the freeski moguls, the U.S. women's ice hockey team, and speedskater Jordan Stolz the only American so far to earn two golds at these Games."
"At these Winter Olympics, the U.S. is second only to Norway in the medal count. Norwegian athletes have earned 17 gold medals at the Games so far, breaking their own record for the most first place podium finishes of any nation in a Winter Games (Their previous record, set at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, was 16 gold medals, Mallon says)."
Alex Ferreira, a 31-year-old free skier from Aspen, Colorado, won gold in the freeski halfpipe, adding to his previous Olympic silver and bronze and completing his medal set. Ferreira’s victory delivered the United States its tenth gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games, tying the nation's all-time Winter Olympics gold record set in 2002. U.S. gold medalists also include Breezy Johnson, Mikaela Shiffrin, Elana Meyers-Taylor, Alysia Liu, Elizabeth Lemley, the U.S. figure skating team, the U.S. women's ice hockey team, and Jordan Stolz, who has two golds. Norway leads with 17 golds, and several U.S. athletes still have events remaining that could surpass the record.
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