Alysa Liu Clinches Olympic Gold in Milan-Cortina Figure Skating
TL;DR
Alysa Liu of the United States won the 2026 Olympic women's figure skating gold in Milan-Cortina, powering from a shaky short program to a 150.20-point free skate and an overall 226.79, narrowly beating Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto as Ami Nakai took bronze; Liu becomes the first U.S. Olympic women’s champion since 2002.
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