USA Wins Figure Skating Team Gold Over Japan

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Olympic Figure Skating Team Event Results: U.S. Narrowly Edges Japan For Gold
The Olympic Team Event came down to the final skater on Sunday. In front of a packed house inside the Milano Ice Skating arena, the United States narrowly defeated Japan for its second consecutive team gold.

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The U.S. wins Olympic gold in the figure skating team event, holding off Japan
Ilia Malinin leads Team USA to gold in Olympic figure skating team event

Italy beats Japan to reach Olympic women's hockey quarterfinals for the first time

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,

Japan extends its snowboard power to big air

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Japan extends its snowboard power to big air with a 1-2 Olympic finish
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too. The country that has steadily been asserting mastery over the halfpipe took that show to the Winter Olympics big air contest Saturday night,

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Winter Olympics 2026: Japan's Kira Kimura flies to gold in men's snowboard big air
Japan extends men's snowboarding big air dominance at Olympics
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Winning silver but feeling golden: Japan ice skaters push US to the wire in Winter Olympics team event

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

February 7, 2026 - Winter Olympics Day 1 updates

It’s been an exciting first full day of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. If you haven’t been with us for the last couple hours, here’s what to know: Men’s snowboard big air: Japan’s Kira Kimura walked away with a gold medal after wowing judges and getting the highest score on his final run.
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Japan Athletes to Watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Meet Team Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Learn about Japan’s medal contenders, rising stars and athletes competing in Milano Cortina.
The Japan Times

The regions driving Japan’s Winter Olympic success

Some Japanese Olympians were raised in the country’s snowiest landscapes, while others grew up far from dependable winter conditions.

2026 Winter Olympics updates: Team USA dominates women's hockey, holds lead in figure skating after Day 1

Team USA made an immediate impact on the first full day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, headlined by another one-sided performance from the women's hockey team and a five-point lead in figure skating's team event that sets up a pivotal Sunday.