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After a devastating short program that left her 13th, Amber Glenn delivered a near-perfect free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics, hitting a triple axel and a triple loop and lifting her total above 214 to move into first among advancing skaters; her emotional performance followed a moment of tears, and she remains the oldest U.S. woman to compete in Olympic singles skating since 1928.
At Milan-Cortina 2026, Ami Nakai leads the women's short program with 78.71, ahead of Kaori Sakamoto (77.23) and Alysa Liu (76.59); Mone Chiba says she’s motivated by her champion teammates and aims to rise to that standard, while Amber Glenn sits 13th and will need a standout free skate on Thursday to contend for medals as the event continues with live updates and expert commentary.
Amber Glenn endured a major error in her short program at Milano Cortina 2026, landing a double loop instead of a triple and finishing 13th with 67.39 total, after which she posted a hopeful Instagram Story—'The world has ended for me many times and yet tomorrow still comes. Keep going.'—as she eyes the free skate, with teammates Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito also earning solid results for Team USA.
Glenn’s misstep in the short program derails her medal chances, shifting the U.S. hopes to Alysa Liu, who finished third and says she prioritizes joy, presence, and family over chasing medals as she heads into the free skate in Milan.
Amber Glenn, a three-time U.S. champion, was devastated by a misstep in the women’s short program at the Milan Olympics, dropping her to 13th; she returned to the rink to regroup and is gearing up for the free skate to salvage her Games.
Alysa Liu delivered a near-flawless short program in Milan, scoring 76.59 to sit third and just 2.12 points behind leader Ami Nakai. Her emotionally charged routine, watched by her siblings, underscores the U.S.’s slim but crucial hopes of ending a 20‑year medal drought in women’s Olympic figure skating as she heads into the free skate.
Alysa Liu rises into medal contention in the women's short program at the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics, while fellow U.S. skaters Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn falter, keeping the United States’ medal hopes alive.
Alysa Liu, skating with renewed agency and artistry, delivered a strong Olympic short program in Milan, scoring 76.59 to sit third behind Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto. Her comeback—culminating in a 2025 world title and a return from retirement—keeps her in medal contention as she pursues Olympic gold.
Japan’s Ami Nakai surged to the women’s short program lead at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, with Kaori Sakamoto also in contention, while several American skaters including Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn posted struggles.
Ami Nakai, 17, topped the women's short program with a season-best 78.71, helping Japan secure three of the top four spots at Milan-Cortina 2026 as Kaori Sakamoto sits second and Mone Chiba fourth; Alysa Liu is third but Amber Glenn falters with a zero for an invalid triple loop, while Adeliia Petrosian sits fifth and Kristen Spours retires after her Olympic appearance.
Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin led the Olympic pairs short program with a personal-best 80.01, building a 4.55-point cushion after a near-flawless routine, while Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara fell to fifth. Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps were 14th, and the United States’ Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea (7th) and Emily Chan/Spencer Howe (9th) sit in the mix as 16 pairs advance to the 4-minute free skate, which will determine the medals.
Photos from the men's singles skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics highlight standout routines, including Yuma Kagiyama's 108.67-point short program to lead the field, with Ilia Malinin, Daniel Grassl, Kevin Aymoz and others featured on day one.
At the U.S. Championships, Amber Glenn's high-energy short program earned her a standing ovation, but defending champion Isabeau Levito managed to secure first place despite notable mistakes. Glenn's fiery performance led to her best short program finish in nine appearances at senior nationals, while Levito's understated routine to "Nella Fantasia" secured her the top spot. Glenn remains confident for the free skate after becoming the fourth U.S. woman to land a triple Axel in international competition earlier this season.
American figure skater Ilia Malinin shocked the skating world by successfully landing the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, during the short program at the Grand Prix Finals. With this historic achievement, Malinin took the lead with a score of 106.90 points, surpassing two-time world champion Shoma Uno and Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. The absence of Russian skaters due to the ongoing war with Ukraine was notable. In the pairs competition, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took the lead, while the pairs competition overall remains wide open this season.