Figure Skating
Lee Hae-in finishes eighth in women's figure skating at Milan Olympics
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South Korea's Lee Hae-in placed eighth in the women's singles figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, with a total score of 210.56 points, marking her season-best performance. She earned 140.49 points in the free skate during her Olympic debut. Fellow Korean skater Shin Ji-a finished 11th.
South Korea has lost one quota place in the men's singles for next year's Figure Skating World Championships following subpar performances by its two skaters at this year's event in Prague, Czechia. Cha Young-hyun placed 27th with 70.92 points and Kim Hyun-gyeom 28th with 70.71 points in the short program, missing the cut for the free skate.
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Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin won the pairs competition at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague with 228.33 points. It is Germany's first world title since 2018. The duo defended their short program lead despite minor errors in the free skate.
American Alysa Liu claimed gold in the women's singles figure skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, upstaging Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto for silver and Ami Nakai for bronze, with Mone Chiba in fourth. Liu, returning after retiring post-Beijing 2022, scored a career-best 226.79 points in a near-flawless free skate.
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At the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, Japan's top skaters Kaori Sakamoto, Ami Nakai, and Mone Chiba positioned themselves for medals in the women's short program on Tuesday. Sakamoto, in her penultimate Olympic skate, performed to 'Time to Say Goodbye' and scored 77.23 points for second place behind her 17-year-old teammate Nakai, setting up a bid for her first Olympic gold on Thursday.
The German figure skating pair Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin took the lead with 80.01 points in the pairs short program at the Winter Olympics in Italy. The vice world champions delivered an error-free Tango performance and hold a 4.55-point lead ahead of Monday's free skate. They continue to dream of gold after a strong showing without nerves.
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In a major upset at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won gold in men's figure skating after U.S. favorite Ilia Malinin fell twice in the free skate, finishing eighth. Japan's Yuma Kagiyama earned silver, matching his Beijing result, while teammate Shun Sato took bronze.
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