Patz had 13 takeouts in the game. Her teammates Carole Howard and skip Silvana Tirinzoni had 17 and 16. The Swiss squad had 48 takeouts to just 25 for Team USA. They shot 90 percent on takeout attempts, and 85 percent on all shots in the win. Team USA shot 82 percent on the day, … Read more
MILAN — Connor Hellebuyck looks angry. Like, all the time. There’s just something about that steely glare, the way his eyebrows dip in the middle, the way the tiny muscles at the corners of his mouth don’t seem capable of going up. This is a very serious man. So it’s almost jarring to hear Hellebuyck … Read more
Alysa Liu surged from third at the start of the day to win the Olympic women’s singles figure skating gold at the Milan-Cortina Games on Thursday. She beat Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto, who took silver, with 17-year-old Ami Nakai winning bronze after the free skating final at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. Gold medalist Alysa Liu … Read more
Alysa Liu is one of a kind. The 20-year-old figure skater from Clovis, Calif., has emerged as one of Team USA’s standout performers — and at this year’s Winter Olympics, she already has one gold medal to her name. It seems Liu has always been in a league of her own. At just 13 years … Read more
Once the clanking of granite stopped, the medal-match equation became clearer. The men – who have played all of their nine round-robin matches – need either Italy or Norway to lose to the already-qualified Switzerland or Canada respectively on Thursday morning. If one of them does, Mouat’s men will be in the last four later … Read more
The U.S. outshot Sweden, 13-2, through the first period, establishing offensive-zone possession for most of the frame. Team USA nearly doubled its lead at 3:28 of the middle stanza, but a shot following a rebound from Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass./Seattle Torrent) rang off the post. Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn./Minnesota Frost) gave the U.S. … Read more
Updated Feb. 16, 2026, 5:21 p.m. ET MILAN — Despite a strong showing, the U.S. medal drought in pairs figure skating continues. Team USA fell short at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, Feb. 16. The teams of Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chan, and Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, were knocked off the podium … Read more