Japan's Kaori Sakamoto is one of the best figure skaters in the world. She also plans to retire, win or lose, after the Olympics.

Japan claimed silver and bronze in the men's figure skating final on Friday, but the double podium proved bittersweet for Yuma Kagiyama, who said he was a bit frustrated by an error‑filled skate that fell short of his hopes on Olympic ice.

There are two pairs of United States skating partners participating in the pairs short program for figure skating at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 15.