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.

There’s a familiar script that seems to play out almost every four years at the Winter Olympics. The host nation rides a wave of national pride, packed home venues, and federation funding into a medal surge that feels almost

The 2026 Winter Olympics have officially ended allowing a number of athletes to return home for event payouts. Those competitors that racked up medals may

Alysa Liu added to her medal total at Milano Cortina 2026, bringing her career gold-medal count to seven following the Winter Olympics. Making her Olympic debut for the United States, the Richmond, California,