Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara finished fifth after a disappointing short programme at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday, a result Miura framed as a mental test, stressing composure over points as they turned to Monday's free skate.

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,

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto faces a trio of rising Americans and a little-known but potentially dangerous Russian teenager when the women's Olympic singles figure skating event starts on Tuesday.After an all-time upset in men's singles and a controversial result in ice dance,

Japan claimed silver and bronze in the men's figure skating final on Friday, but the double podium proved bittersweet for Yuma Kagiyama, who said he was a bit frustrated by an error‑filled skate that fell short of his hopes on Olympic ice.

In a performance that makes you think big things might be coming in the free skate on Thursday, it was dazzling 17-year-old Ami Nakai of Japan who earned a season’s best 78.71 to take the lead in women's figure skating.

Jordan Stolz comes in second in the men's 1500 meters, U.S. faces Canada once again for the gold medal in women's hockey.