Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles

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Japan leads in a tight race for the women's figure skating podium
The race for the podium in the women’s event is a tight one, with a crowded field including U.S. and Japanese skaters, as well as dark horse Adeliia Petrosian from Russia, who is competing as a neutral athlete after Russia was barred from competing as a country following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles ahead of free skating

Japan hails 'new chapter' with first Olympic pairs skating gold

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.It was the first time Japan had won an Olympic figure skating pairs medal of any colour.

Snowboarder Su Yiming delivers China's 1st gold of Winter Olympics while Japan grabs more medals

Snowboarder Su Yiming has delivered China its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics by winning the men's slopestyle final.

Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games

MILAN (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” on Tuesday night. Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics,
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Japan Takes Home Two More Olympic Medals In Women's Slopestyle Finals

Japan's Mari Fukada wins gold, and Kokomo Murase took home the bronze.
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Japan's 19 medals set Winter Olympic record

Japan has set a new record for the most medals in its Winter Olympic history by securing its 19th medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, surpassing the previous mark of 18 medals achieved at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with a world-record free skate

MILAN (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan Cortina Games.

History Makers - Miura and Kihara skate to Japan's first ever Olympic pairs title at Winter Olympics

Miura and Kihara set world record with 158.13 points in free programme; Georgia's Metelkina and Berulava win silver, Germany's Fabienne Hase and Volodin take bronze.

Country Wins Their First-Ever Medal at the Winter Olympic Games

Although it was not gold like they had hoped going into Monday's pairs figure skating final at the Winter Olympic Games, Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava made history for the country they represent. For the first time in history, Georgia has a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Olympics Announces Historic Moments for Japan, Georgia Amid Winter Games

Japan won its first Olympic pairs gold and Georgia earned its first Winter Games medal at Milan Cortina 2026, rewriting figure skating history.