U.S. wins a national best 12 gold medals at Winter Games : NPR
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Key Points:
- The United States achieved its best-ever Winter Olympics performance in Italy, winning 12 gold medals and 33 total medals, second only to Norway, and becoming the only non-European country in the top five medal rankings.
- Key contributors to the U.S. success included Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, speed skater Jordan Stolz, figure skating teams, and both men's and women's hockey teams, with the men's hockey team winning gold for the first time since 1980.
- Despite winter sports being regional in the U.S., states like Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Utah produced most of the elite athletes and medals, while some states with cold climates sent no competitors.
- Colorado led with five
