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Which State Produced The Most Winter Olympic Medalists?
Team USA improved on its performance at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, improving its medal tally from 25 to 33 and jumping up one place to second in the overall medal table.
Some states contributed more medalists than others, though, and the team at InGame has done some research to find out which state produced the most medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Twelve medalists at this year’s games originate from Minnesota, at least three more than any other state. The women’s ice hockey team is largely responsible for the success of Minnesotans.
Michigan and California aren’t too far behind, having developed nine medalists each, while Colorado (eight), New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois (5 each), all made telling contributions to Team USA’s success.
The Number Of Medalists Each State Produced:
| Rank | State | Medal Count | Gold Count | Silver Count | Bronze Count |
| 1 | Minnesota | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Michigan | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | California | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Colorado | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | New York | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| =12 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| =12 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| =12 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| =15 | Alaska | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| =15 | New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| =17 | Montana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| =17 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| =17 | North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| =17 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Washington D.C. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| =22 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =22 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =22 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Methodology:
- Athletes were assigned the state in which they were born or grew up, if they were born abroad.
- If states had the same medal count, the number of golds they won was given priority, then the number of silvers, and then the number of bronze medals.
- If Team USA won a team event, such as ice hockey, each player on that team was treated as an individual athlete.