Japan's Ami Nakai surges to Olympic lead

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Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games
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,

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Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles ahead of free skating
Japan's Ami Nakai surges to Olympic lead after short program

17-Year-Old Lands Triple Axel in Historic Olympic Figure Skating Moment

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.

Japan hails 'new chapter'

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Japan wins pairs skating gold at Milan Winter Olympics
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.

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Figure skating Olympics live updates: US pairs out of medal contention
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Japan hails 'new chapter' with first Olympic pairs skating gold

Teenager leads Japan women's figure skating team that could sweep Olympics podium

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.

Olympic Figure Skating Results 2026 Women's Short Program Top Scores, Highlights

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.

Olympics Announces Historic Moments for Japan, Georgia Amid Winter Games

Japan won its first Olympic pairs gold and Georgia earned its first Winter Games medal at Milan Cortina 2026, rewriting figure skating history.

Winter Olympics Medal Count Update: Norway Up to 14 Gold as Team USA Climbs to 21 Total Medals

Last updated: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET Top takeaway: Norway has stretched its lead to 14 gold medals and 31 total medals, while host Italy is up to 9 gold (24 total) and Team USA has climbed to 6 gold (21 total) as another wave of finals hits the standings

Olympic Pairs Figure Skating Results: Hase And Volodin Lead In Tight Race For Gold

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.