From Oakland to Milan, Alysa Liu reaches pinnacle of figure skating | Winter Olympics 2026
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Ilia Malinin’s collapse: Olympics are a different kind of pressure
MILAN — When she skated, Tara Lipinski was always nervous. But it was different before the free skate of the…
Ilia Malinin talks crippling anxiety that cost him an Olympic medal
MILAN — He popped the quad axel. He stumbled across the ice. He tried to hide the pained expression. Ilia…
Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin, U.S. win gold in team figure skating
MILAN — Believe in the Quad God. Ilia Malinin’s clutch free skate that scored 200.03 points gave the United States…
Ilia Malinin conserves energy, but U.S. still leads Olympic team skate
MILAN — Ilia Malinin leaned his head back and wagged his tongue. This perhaps wasn’t the start to his Olympic…
Maxim Naumov honors his late parents, makes Olympic skating team
ST. LOUIS — Maxim Naumov glides across the ice alone, but during his chase for the 2026 Olympics, the 24-year-old…