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The U.S. figure skater will be competing in Milan at the Winter Olympics in memory of his late parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
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.
The ice dance competition began Monday at the Winter Olympics with the rhythm dance. Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished in second place.
Ice dancers were assigned a 90s theme for the rhythm dance this season
Retired figure skating legend Johnny Weir referenced a “stare heard round the world” during his recent Olympic commentary. No, it doesn’t involve any participants in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with eight gold medals on the line. The first of those went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles. U.S. star Ryan Cochran-Siegle repeated his Beijing feat with a fine silver.
After suffering a head injury in the lead-up to the Winter Olympics, a figure skating world champion has been cleared to compete.