GMT and look to keep semi-final hopes alive GB men will reach curling last four if Italy or Norway lose on Thursday morning after beating USA 9-2 Mari Fukada wins gold for Japan in women's snowboard slopestyle;
Japan's Mari Fukada wins gold, and Kokomo Murase took home the bronze.
MILAN (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan Cortina Games.
Japan has set a new record for the most medals in its Winter Olympic history by securing its 19th medal at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, surpassing the previous mark of 18 medals achieved at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Olympic Team Event came down to the final skater on Sunday. In front of a packed house inside the Milano Ice Skating arena, the United States narrowly defeated Japan for its second consecutive team gold.
Most of the pairs in the competition struggled with mistakes—until Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara took to the ice and drew the only standing ovation of the evening.