Most of the pairs in the competition struggled with mistakes—until Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara took to the ice and ...

Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took a sizable lead in the Olympic pairs figure skating short program in ...

In Olympic ice dancing events, the pairs are always one man and woman. There's a movement to allow same-sex couples to compete, but it has less to do with queer equality than a gender imbalance.

Follow today's Winter Olympics medal events, results live. The U.S. men win silver medal in team speed skating, women's ...

Last updated: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at 4:09 p.m. ET Top takeaway: Norway remains No. 1 with 14 gold medals (31 total), while Team USA sits at 6 gold (21 total) and Italy holds 9 gold (24 total) as ...

Reigning World Champions Japan's Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara made an epic comeback to Olympic gold after a disappointing short ...

TOKYO — Japan hailed a “new chapter” in the country’s figure skating on Tuesday after Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled off a stunning comeback to claim pairs gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea are in seventh and Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe are in ninth after the pairs' figure skating ...

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara said on Tuesday they were still processing their dramatic triumph after roaring back from fifth place to win their country's first Olympic pairs figure skating ...

This kind of surprise ending happens now and then in figure skating, when pairs or singles not even in the last group leapfrog others to win gold.

Women's figure skating kicks off Tuesday, highlighting an action-packed day at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.