VERONA, Italy (AP) — A city forever associated with Romeo and Juliet, Verona will host the final act of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday inside the ancient Roman Arena, where some 1,500 athletes will celebrate their feats against a backdrop of Italian music and dance.

Alysa Liu won historic Olympic gold in Milano Cortina, defeating top challengers Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai in a close finish. After a disappointing short program, Amber Glenn delivered a redemption skate to finish fifth.

There are five members of Team USA competing at the Olympics who are over 40. Two of them have won medals at the Milan Cortina Games: 40-year-old Kaillie Humphries and 41-year-old Elana Meyers Taylor. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports.

Paolo Petrecca, head of the sports unit of Italian state broadcaster RAI, stepped down on Thursday following backlash triggered by a series of live blunders he made while commenting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony during which he misidentified Italian actress Matilda De Angelis as Mariah Carey.

A Russian woman in Milan made a quiet protest against the war by leading Ukraine’s Olympic team into the stadium.

Paige Hyland turned the Olympics opening ceremony into a full fashion moment on Instagram on Tuesday, February 10, sharing photos from the event as she watched the Games kick off live in person. The