Only a few women in Olympic history have landed a triple axel at the Games. A 17-year-old girl just joined the historic list.
In her final Olympic appearance, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto will be facing some stiff competition from her own teammates at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.
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USA figure skating in danger of extending Olympic medal drought in short program after brutal day
The Blade Angels will have a hard time reaching heaven. Arriving at the 2026 Olympics with a trio that ranked among the most talented groups in American figure skating history, Team USA’s two-decade-long medal drought is in danger of stretching another four years after Tuesday’s short program of the women’s singles competition.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara stormed back from fifth place to capture Japan's first Olympic figure skating pairs title on Monday.
Every Olympic Games brings together the best athletes from around the world. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, about 2,900 athletes are competing across 116 events. Only a small group will leave with medals.
Most of the pairs in the competition struggled with mistakes—until Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara took to the ice and drew the only standing ovation of the evening.
Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took a sizable lead in the Olympic pairs figure skating short program in Milano-Cortina, topping a tightly contested field ahead of Monday’s free skate.
Women's single figure skating kicks off today with short program performances for Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito. Liu is in third place, Levito is in eigh
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