Women's figure skating for the 2026 Winter Games has started. Here's the full schedule of events for this popular Olympic event in Milan.

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.

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

MILAN (AP) — Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all. Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate obtained the final approval he needed for his music on Friday, allowing the Spanish figure skater to perform his short program — set to a medley from the animated comedy from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment — when the men's competition begins at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday night.

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At a news conference at the Winter Olympics, U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn said she hopes to use her platform here to support her community.

Vance is on a weeklong visit that combines sports and diplomacy, meeting with Meloni at a time when U.S. relations with Europe have become increasingly strained under President Donald Trump, who has shaken up the rules-based order that has been at the center of U.S. foreign policy since World War II.