Japan's Ami Nakai topped the figure skating women's singles competition at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics after the short program on Tuesday. Nakai had a score of 78.

MILAN (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” on Tuesday night. Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics,

Only USA's Alysa Liu broke up Japan's trio of Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba, who finished first, second and fourth after the short program.

Can the American trio of Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito take one step towards getting Team USA its first women’s figure skating gold in 24 years? Follow CNN for live updates.

Women's single figure skating kicks off today with short program performances for Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito. Liu is in third place, Levito is in eigh

Every Olympic Games brings together the best athletes from around the world. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, about 2,900 athletes are competing across 116 events. Only a small group will leave with medals.

Follow today's Winter Olympics medal events, results live. The U.S. men win silver medal in team speed skating, women's figure skating coming up later.

Japan's Ikuma Horishima botched his landing on his last jump in the men's round of 16 Sunday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, then bounced back up to ski backward over the finish line. And he still won.