It was United States figure skater Alysa Liu’s star that shone the brightest in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. This is after the 20-year-old won the gold medal in the free skate, marking the first female American figure skater to win individual gold in the Winter Games since 2002.
Japan's total of 24 medals was six higher than the previous record set at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
Japan's Ami Nakai topped the figure skating women's singles competition at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics after the short program on Tuesday. Nakai had a score of 78.
Three Japanese skaters are in position to earn medals heading into the final
Japan's Ikuma Horishima botched his landing on his last jump in the men's round of 16 Sunday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, then bounced back up to ski backward over the finish line. And he still won.
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