Japan, Team USA and Figure Skating

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Olympic Figure Skating Team Event Results: U.S. Narrowly Edges Japan For Gold
The Olympic Team Event came down to the final skater on Sunday. In front of a packed house inside the Milano Ice Skating arena, the United States narrowly defeated Japan for its second consecutive team gold.

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Figure Skater Ilia Malinin Powers U.S. Past Japan To Team Gold At Winter Olympics
Winter Olympics: USA takes gold in team skate

Winter Olympics 2026 day 2 recap: Lindsey Vonn's devastating injury crash; USA secures dramatic team figure skating gold over Japan

Sunday brought both heartbreak and elation for Team USA athletes. Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the Olympics with a serious injury while her teammate Breezy Johnson secured gold in the same competition.

Winter Olympics: Quad God Ilia Malinin lifts USA to team gold in figure skating ... barely

Thus, the battle for the gold medal effectively became a math problem between the United States and Japan. That meant Team USA’s Amber Glenn, in her Olympic debut, needed to keep pace with Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto, a two-time Olympian and two-time medalist.

Ilia Malinin leads Team USA to gold in Olympic figure skating team event

Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

'Quad God' Ilia Malinin stuns in Winter Olympic team performance

Ilia Malinin's stunning comeback and legendary performance stunned judges, but was it enough to win Team USA the gold? Here's what we know. (AP Photo)

US Women's Olympic Figure Skating 2026 Women's Team Event Free Skate Top Scorers, Highlights

In her Olympic debut, Amber Glenn overcame a tough start to finish strong in Sunday's free skate team event in the women's figure skating competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.