What's a salchow? Toe loop? Olympic figure skating terms explained

It's OK to enjoy figure skating without knowing what all the words mean. If you want to know more, though, here's a list that can help.

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 ...

Figure skater Amber Glenn breaks down in tears over devastating Olympics 2026 mistake

Glenn fell to 13th place after she failed to land her triple toe loop on Tuesday.

Defending champ US takes lead into final day of team figure skating at the Milano Cortina Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin's quest for Olympic figure skating gold might not be so easy after all. Same goes for his American ...

How Alysa Liu Won Gold in Women’s Figure Skating

With seven clean triple jumps, Alysa Liu skated effortlessly to Olympic gold, becoming the first American woman in 20 years ...

How to watch Alysa Liu in women’s Olympics figure skating free skate for free

The final figure skating medals of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be awarded this afternoon following the women’s free skate.

Alysa Liu completed her figure skating comeback with an epic Olympic gold

Alysa Liu’s comeback is golden. Less than two years after coming out of retirement, Liu captured America’s first medal in ...