Alysa Liu carried the flag of the “Blade Angels” into Thursday night’s free skate all the way to the top of the podium. Ranked third after the women’s Olympic short program, Liu was one of the final three skaters on Thursday.

Ski Mountaineering made its Olympic debut on Thursday. For fans and competitors alike, it was a day to remember.

By Marleen Kaesebier BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russian ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov became the first individual neutral athlete (AIN) of these Winter Games to win a medal on Thursday, when he secured silver in the first-ever "SkiMo" men’s sprint event at an Olympics.

She's set to become the first U.S. ice hockey player to win five Olympic medals.

Japan hailed a "new chapter" in the country's figure skating on Tuesday after Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled off a stunning comeback to claim pairs gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.It was the first time Japan had won an Olympic figure skating pairs medal of any colour.

U.S. great Mikaela Shiffrin lived up to her reputation as overwhelming favourite for women's slalom gold on Wednesday with a mighty first leg in the last Alpine skiing event of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

The Tkachuk brothers are playing in their first Olympics. But 20 years ago, they were in Italy to watch their father compete for Team USA.