Japan's total of 24 medals was six higher than the previous record set at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks. So close to winning China its first gold at the Milan Cortina Games, he still had a long wait to endure.

Miura and Kihara set world record with 158.13 points in free programme; Georgia's Metelkina and Berulava win silver, Germany's Fabienne Hase and Volodin take bronze.

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