Japan, Olympic and Figure skating
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MILAN (AP) — Host nation Italy secured a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's hockey tournament for the first time by beating Japan 3-2 on Monday. Italy improved to 2-1, with one game left against Germany,
Team USA secured its second medal of the Games with a gold in the team figure skating in Sunday’s final event. USA came out of Saturday’s Day 1 with a five-point lead, but entered Sunday’s men’s free skate — the final portion of the contest — tied with Japan in first place.
US narrowly beat Japan in figure skating team eventJapan’s second Olympic team silver after Beijing upgradeMILAN, Feb 9 — Japan took silver in the figure skating team
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The men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina begins on Wednesday, ending with the gold-medal game on Feb. 22.
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