MILAN (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” on Tuesday night. Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics,

Eteri Tutberidze, who received substantial criticism for her behavior in Beijing, is coaching two skaters in Milan.

Gu, 22, is a freestyle skiing star who has won two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, adding to three medals won in Beijing in 2022.

American Mac Forehand's incredible performance in the men's freeski big air fell just short of gold, while the U.S. also won silver in men's team pursuit speed skating

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, an American-born Canadian pairs skater at the Olympics, hit her head on the ice in a training session on Jan. 30. The 42-year-old Stellato-Dudek and partner Maxime Deschamps had to withdraw from the team event during the first week of the Olympics.

Glenn made a disastrous error and sat in 13th place after her short program in the women’s singles figure skating competition Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games in Italy. Glenn still advanced to Thursday’s free skate but has little chance to move up onto the podium.

Birk and Svea Irving, grandchildren of the great American author John Irving, are competing in Milan Cortina this week.

The qualification playoff round of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place on Tuesday in Milan, Italy.

Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy's Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers.

Tuesday was a marquee day at the Milan Cortina Olympics as the women's figure skating competition got underway.