The surprise came on Saturday, when four-time U.S. champion Ilia Malinin gave an uncharacteristically uneven performance in the men’s short program and finished in second behind Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama. The “ Quad God ” will get a chance of redemption in the men’s free skate, the final event of the team portion.

No matter where she finished on Sunday morning, Lindsey Vonn was already a champion. Just nine days removed from a devastating crash that completely tore her left ACL, Under pristine blue Italian skies,

Team USA made an immediate impact on the first full day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, headlined by another one-sided performance from the women's hockey team and a five-point lead in figure skating's team event that sets up a pivotal Sunday.

Yuma Kagiyama enjoyed the best men's short performance of his career during Saturday's men's short program in the team competition.

The final of the 2026 Winter Olympics' big air snowboarding event saw defending gold medalist Su Yiming of China try the most daring trick of the competition in an attempt to leapfrog Japan's Kira Kimura and Kimata Ryoma, only for him to fall and create a scoring controversy for the bronze medal.

Team Canada figure skater Madeline Schizas made light of missing a college assignment ... because she was competing in the Olympics. Here's more.

Italian ballet dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Friday. The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off in Milan on Friday evening,