Team USA figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin entered Friday as an overwhelming favorite to take home gold in the men’s free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Kendall Coyne Schofield scored twice in Team USA's 6-0 win over Italy in the women's hockey quarterfinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

While the United States isn't leading in the medal count, Team USA is looking golden at this year's Winter Olympic Games

Entering the day, it appeared as if Malinin gave the Americans their best chance at a medal. He wasn't the only one to fall short, though. Notably, Alessandro Barbieri, 17, scored 10th in the men's halfpipe after posting the fourth-best score in qualifying. So the U.S.' medal total stayed put at 14.

Edwards, 21, scored her second Olympic goal amid a flurry of American tallies early in the second period, snapping a wrist shot past Italy goalie Gabriella Durante. Edwards' goal came less than a minute after the second of a pair of quick goals by 33-year-old stalwart Kendall Coyne Schofield that had made it 3-0.

Yuma Kagiyama entered tonight trailing Ilia Malinin by 5.09 points — and he’s going to have a difficult time catching him. Kagiyama didn’t have his cleanest performance in the free skate, stumbling lightly after a couple jumps on a night he needed to be both aggressive and perfect.

The wait is finally over, and the stars are officially locked in. After months of projections, USA Hockey has unveiled the squad that will carry American medal hopes onto the Olympic ice in Italy. Excitement has surged around this

The U.S. women’s hockey team has advanced to the semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics after routing host nation Italy 6-0 in an ill-tempered quarterfinal. Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two goals for Team USA,

The U.S. turned up the heat right from the opening puck drop of the second period, and it was all Team USA in the final 40 minutes. The Americans had the Latvians running around in their own zone for the entire second period, and Brock Nelson managed to bury a couple of goals.

Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their first Olympic ice dance medal, but not winning gold was a devastating blow for the American pair.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are underway and Team USA is rising. The Americans notched a dramatic 9-8 win over Canada in women’s curling. The result moved the U.S. to 2-1 in round-robin play and caught attention across the tournament,