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The U.S. won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics team event after Russia was disqualified for doping. Team USA defended its title after a fierce three-day battle with Japan, winning by a single point.
Only USA's Alysa Liu broke up Japan's trio of Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba, who finished first, second and fourth after the short program.
Japan began the figure skating team event final in second at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday after its qualifying round
Japan's Mari Fukada takes gold in her debut Olympics in the women's snowboarding slopestyle final at Milan-Cortina.
Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Japan's most decorated Winter Olympian announced her retirement at 31 immediately after winning a bronze medal in Milan.
Alysa Liu had more than a few memorable moments during the recently concluded 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Her most glorious ones came during her two gold medal victories — in the team event and in the individual free skate.
MILAN--Madison Chock and Evan Bates ignited the ice with a commanding rhythm dance before teammate Alysa Liu followed with a fearless, free-wheeling skate on Friday, propelling the U.S. to the top of figure skating's team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Snowboarder Su Yiming has delivered China its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics by winning the men’s slopestyle final.
Japan’s Kira Kimura won the men’s snowboard big air gold medal on Saturday, dethroning defending champion Yu Siming of China who could not cleanly land his final run. Siming’s score of 80.25 on an audacious trick was enough to edge out 17-year-old American Ollie Martin for the bronze medal.
The Americans enter Day 3 of the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics atop the leaderboard, but need clutch performances to secure gold.