Alysa Liu won Olympic gold on Thursday -- an unexpected fairy-tale ending to an up-and-down week for the U.S. figure skating team.

It was a historic moment for ski mountaineering on Thursday, as athletes accepted the sport's first-ever Olympic medals in Italy. Ski Mountaineering's first Olympic final was also notable for awarding the first 2026 medal to an Individual Neutral Athlete,

Alysa Liu's dynamic performance in Thursday's free skate earned her a gold medal, the first for the United States in the women's individual event since Sarah Hughes in 2002. And she did it on her terms.

Adeliia Petrosian came to Milan as one of the few leading medal contenders on the 13-strong “individual neutral athlete” delegation of Russians competing without the country’s flag and symbols.

Patel took an FBI jet to Italy and plans to watch the Men's USA Olympic hockey team compete in the medal rounds, multiple sources said.

Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their first Olympic ice dance medal, but not winning gold was a devastating blow for the American pair.

U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz's late push wasn't enough. The American star settled for silver in the 1,500 meters, missing a chance to secure a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. China’s Ning Zhongyan won Thursday's race in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute,