The final gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating will be handed out Thursday as Americans Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito look to halt the momentum of Japanese skaters Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto,
Team USA figure skater Alysa Liu delivered a superb routine to win gold in dramatic fashion, highlighting an action-packed Day 13 at the Milan Cortina Games. Liu secured the first gold medal since 2002,
Less than two years after coming out of retirement, Alysa Liu captured America’s first medal in women’s figure skating in 20 years.
Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.
Levito scored a 131.96 in the women's free skate on Feb. 19. This value, paired with the 70.84 earned from the women's short program Feb. 17, brought Levito to a total score of 202.8. The New Jersey skater ultimately finished in twelfth place overall.
The Women's Figure Skating Free Skate will be the final figure skating event of the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics and it takes place on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Here's how people are reacting to Alysa Liu's magical free skate performance that won her the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating.