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All of figure skating's biggest stars took the ice one more time at the 2026 Winter Olympics, showing off at the exhibition gala that stunned.
The squad of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis combined to post a dominant score of 325.35, which cleared second place by almost 30 points. Most notably, their win gave the U.S. its 11th gold medal of the games, which broke its record for most golds at the Winter Olympics.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan will feature ski mountaineering, with short sprint races in Bormio, Italy. Skimo made its Olympic debut. Time will tell if it sticks around for another Winter Games. Here's how to watch the U.S. ski mountaineering team when they compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
Now, to be fair, the version of skimo we saw in the Olympics—skimo sprint—is a bastardized version of the sport. Skimo events can last for hours, involve traversing entire mountains, and test the limits of an athlete’s endurance—not just their skill at stripping and stowing their gear. Look at this clip from a skimo World Cup race:
Meyers Taylor took home one gold medal from the 2026 Winter Olympics, and it marked her first gold in women's monobob. But, she has more Olympic medals. The athlete has won a total of six Olympic medals, also including three silvers and two bronzes.
Kenny Albert and A.J. Mleczko nailed it for the network at the conclusion of Team USA's win in women's hockey, and Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir let Alysa Liu's gold-medal figure skating speak for itself.
Olympic skier Eileen Gu has a message for the vice president of the United States. “I’m flattered. Thanks, JD! That’s sweet,” Gu, 22, told USA Today on Thursday, February 19, after Vice President JD Vance criticized the Olympic medalist for choosing to represent China at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan,
NBC is in massive trouble with figure skating fans after the decision they made on Saturday as the Olympics come to a close.