Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the striped hair, prominent frenulum piercing and carefree attitude never showed any worry or strain when she took the ice for her free skate on Thursday night.

Liu is the first American woman to win individual gold since Sarah Hughes in Salt Lake City in 2002.

The U.S. and Canada delivered another instant classic in the 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal game. Thanks to Megan Keller, Team USA pulled out an exhilarating 2-1 overtime win to cap off a dominant run at the 2026 Winter Olympics and win the third gold medal in team history.

Team USA coach John Wroblewski couldn’t hold back tears after the U.S. won gold against Canada.

Chinese Winter Olympics star Eileen Gu has already won two silver medals at the 2026 Games in Italy, while a potential gold medal in the halfpipe is still up for grabs. The 22-year-old fired back at critics of her silver medals,

Amber Glenn threw down a spectacular triple Axel to open her short program at the Olympics and scored a 147.52, bringing her total score to 214.91.