MILAN (AP) — Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the women's 500 meters gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday night after breaking her own world record in the semifinals.

Team USA's Clayton DeClemente, a rising star from New York, made his short-track speedskating Olympic debut. Here's how he did. (AP Photo)

Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games. That extends her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.

Short-track speed skating in the Winter Olympics will be full of "chaos and drama," but at this Northern California facility skaters of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

"Soft ice" at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy, the venue for skating events for the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, is impacting the performance of the athletes.

2022 was a bad year for American short track speed skating in Beijing. No Olympic medals for the team for the first time since 1988, and a disqualification in the mixed relay debut. With the help of a young man whose family lives in Dover,

Team USA short track speed skaters face challenges due to soft ice conditions at the Milan Olympics, impacting their performance in key events.