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MILAN — Only a few months ago, Ami Nakai, by her own admission, didn’t have skating in the 2026 Olympic Games on her radar. Yet there was the Japanese 17-year-old leading a pair of world champions in ...

One of the most endearing things about the women's singles free skate finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics was the simple reminder that sports are fun. While Alysa Liu embodied that in her seemingly ...

MILAN — 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 ...

Japan's Ami Nakai topped the figure skating women's singles competition at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics after the short program on Tuesday. Nakai had a score of 78.71 points to lead ahead of team ...

MILAN (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s figure skating ...

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 ...

Ami Nikai will skate last of the 24 contenders in the free skate on Thursday evening Japan dominated the short program in the women's figure skating at Milan-Cortina 2026 with their athletes occupying ...

Japan dominated the short program in the women's figure skating at Milan-Cortina 2026 with their athletes occupying three of the top four places. Ami Nakai, 17, stormed to the top of the leaderboard ...