Alysa Liu skated with poise, grace and beauty Thursday in Milan, Italy, to capture the United States' first Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating in nearly a quarter century.

Adeliia Petrosian came to Milan as one of the few leading medal contenders on the 13-strong “individual neutral athlete” delegation of Russians competing without the country’s flag and symbols.

Cowan is there to capture the emotional moments after an athlete finishes their routine and to accompany them to the kiss-and-cry couch, making him the first camera operator in Olympic history to be allowed onto the ice with the figure skaters and ice dancers.

Figure skater Ilia Malinin admitted the Olympic pressure factored into his shocking eighth-place finish in Milan after multiple falls during his men's free skate performance.

Three Japanese skaters are in position to earn medals heading into the final

The 2026 Winter Olympics medal count is taking shape as the Milano Cortina Games begin to wind down. Norway sits atop the table with a whopping 34 medals, including an Olympic-high 16 gold, 8 silver,