TESERO, Italy (AP) — Outside the Olympic cross-country stadium in this Dolomite mountain town, Norwegian flags have been draped over the railings like bunting on a national holiday. Fans from the Scandinavian country have set up camp nearby and kept a live tally of medals won by their athletes at the Milan Cortina Games.

Norway is dominating the Milan Cortina Winter Games. It swept the men's 50-kilometer cross-country podium for its 18th gold, a Winter Olympics record, and set another mark by reaching 40 medals overall.

The Norway Olympic Team racked up an incredible 40 total medals, setting a new standard for the most medals ever won at a single Winter Olympics. And that’s not all. Norway also topped its own gold-medal record from 2022 of 16 golds. This time around, Norway moved past that benchmark with 18 gold medals so far.

On the penultimate day of the Milan Cortina Olympics, plenty of medals were up for grabs. Saturday was another historic day for Team USA, which will leave Italy with its most Winter Olympics gold medals ever.

Johannes Klaebo won all six cross-country skiing events at this year's Winter Olympics, the surpassing Eric Heiden's five golds in 1980.

Today sees Norway attempt to make further Olympic history and the United States go for curling and speed skating glory. Follow CNN for live updates on the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.

Skjevdal's victory on Friday in the 15 km biathlon mass start added another gold medal to the Scandinavian nation's tally, surpassing its own achievement set at Beijing 2022 and cementing its place at the top of the global rankings.

While Norway rules the 2026 medal table, its hockey teams are at home — a stark difference from its Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland.

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them.