A pep talk for the books

All that Ilia Malinin must do now is deliver on the Olympic stage.

American figure skater Amber Glenn was left in tears after scoring no points when she bailed out of the triple loop.

American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.

MILAN (AP) — The trio of U.S. women targeting Olympic figure skating gold Tuesday night are not the dainty ice princesses of yesteryear. There's Amber Glenn, a 26-year-old powerhouse and LGBTQ+ rights activist whose career took off just when most figure skaters are contemplating retirement.

The Olympic figure skating ice turns over to the ladies Tuesday in Italy as the short program kicks off at 12:45 p.m. ET. The trio of American women have high expectations, hoping to make it to the medal podium after the competition concludes with Thursday's free skate.

A surprise figure skater has entered medal contention in the Olympic women’s competition. And a controversial one at that. Russian Adeliia Petrosian, 18, skating as a neutral athlete because of the official ban of Russia from the Olympics,