Winter Olympics 2018: USA medal count – how many gold medals do Team USA have?

The United States added to its impressive medal tally after the women’s hockey team won its first gold medal since 1998.

In a thrilling shootout with archrival Canada, the Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored the winning goal following a 2-2 match draw.

US Coach Robb Stabber said: “It is everything for our country.

“I can’t tell you how happy I am for our players.”

Day 13 was the most successful day yet for the Americans at the with the US winning five medals in total: two gold and three silver.

What is the latest United States medal count?

As of 7.55pm GMT on Thursday, February 22, the United States athletes have won 21 medals, putting them in fourth position in the table behind Norway, Germany and Canada.

They have won eight gold, seven silver and six bronze.

One of the biggest surprises for the US was when the country earned its first cross-country gold on Tuesday.

Americans Jesse Diggins and Kikkan Randall beat favourites Norway and Sweden in the team sprint freestyle race.

Following that, Elena Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs slid to silver in the women’s bobsled while free skier David Wise won a second consecutive gold in the halfpipe.

In snowboarding, Jamie Anderson won her second medal, a silver, in the inaugural Big Air snowboarding and the women’s team won bronze in speed skating.

Elsewhere in the men’s halfpipe, Alex Ferreira took silver for the US and Mikaela Shiffrin took silver in the Alpine Skiiing: Women’s Combined event.

What is Great Britain’s medal tally?

As of 7.55pm GMT on Wednesday, February 22, Team GB is number 17 in the table with one gold medal and three bronzes.

At the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014, Great Britain were in 19th place, bagging one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

With only four days of competition to go, the heat is now on between Norway and Germany to see which country will take top spot.

Norway leads with a total of 35 medals: 13 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze.

Germany has 25: 13 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze.