The 2026 Milan Winter Olympics have nearly come to a head, with historic moments like figure skater Ilia Malinin’s quadruple axel, Italy setting a new medal record, and skier Lindsey Vonn’s fall that had audiences’ jaws dropping. With a current total of 19 medals won by the United States, we can’t help but wonder which Olympians, in current and past games, have contributed to the winning count in spades. Therefore, we did some digging to find out which American athletes have won the most medals in the winter series. Keep reading to learn which competitors have risen to glory, and which sport is seemingly taking the lead in the most medals won by one Olympian during the winter games (Hint: It’s speedskating). Retired short-track speedskater Apollo Anton Ohno is an eight-time medalist and was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. The Washington native received gold in the 1,500-meter race and silver in the 1,000-meter race at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.…