American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin's quest for Olympic figure skating gold might not be so easy after all. Same goes for his American team. Yuma Kagiyama landed a pair of near-perfect quads, one in combination with a triple toe loop,

What to watch for: Austria’s Anna Gasser is the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist, but she hurt her shoulder surfing during the summer and has been rehabbing with the hope of making it three straight. New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, the 2022 big air silver medalist and also a slopestyle star, is another favorite.

Figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates rock-and-rolled their way to a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics​.

Now Maxim is going to the Olympics and his best friend Daniel, who is the director of figure skating at the International Skating Center of Connecticut, will be there watching and cheering. Daniel will also be writing a daily diary for The Courant starting Monday.

By Lori Ewing MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Stephen Gogolev made a memorable Olympic debut with a third-place finish in the men's short programme of the Milano Cortina team event — a moment that once felt far from guaranteed during years of injuries after a major growth spurt.

The eccentric former figure skater and current NBC commentator turns heads with his unique look at the Milano Cortina Games.

Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu put up record-breaking performances in their short programs at the U.S. figure skating championships.