United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates winning the gold medal in an alpine ski, women’s slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.

History for US women’s figure skating: Alysa Liu became the first American to win a gold medal in 24 years, despite tough competition from her Japanese competitors .

The 30-year-old clocked an overall time of 1:39:10 to become a three-time Olympic champion, following her success in Sochi then Pyeongchang in 2018.