{"id":775872,"date":"2026-02-19T23:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/775872\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T23:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:29:21","slug":"olympics-news-live-updates-alysa-liu-takes-gold-in-womens-figure-skating-team-usa-wins-gold-over-canada-jordan-stolz-takes-silver-in-1500m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/775872\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics news, live updates: Alysa Liu takes gold in women’s figure skating; Team USA wins gold over Canada; Jordan Stolz takes silver in 1500m"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/a> are in full swing, and Thursday was a massive day for the United States in Italy:<\/p>\n

Alysa Liu takes gold, makes history for U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The drought is finally over! The last American woman to medal at the Olympics was Sasha Cohen (silver) in 2006 \u2014 until Thursday, when Alysa Liu won gold in the women\u2019s singles competition.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Team USA entered Tuesday’s short program with dreams of a podium sweep behind “Blade Angels<\/a>” Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn. Liu was the only skater of the three in medal position after a third-place finish in the short program<\/a>, but Glenn couldn\u2019t be counted out \u2014 she scored a 147.52 in her free skate to vault her score to the top of the leaderboard. She was later overtaken by Japan\u2019s Mone Chiba and then Liu, who skated a flawless routine to put her in first place.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai won silver and bronze, respectively. Glenn finished in fifth place, while Levito finished with a total score of 202.80, good for 12th place.<\/p>\n

Team USA stuns Canada in overtime to win gold medal<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the Americans having pulled their goalie and in desperation mode, Hilary Knight came to the rescue. Knight redirected a Laila Edwards rocket from the point past Canadian goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, sending red-white-and-blue-clad fans in Santagiulia arena into a full-throated roar and giving the U.S. women\u2019s hockey team new life.<\/p>\n

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The clutch goal from the U.S.\u2019s veteran leader took on additional meaning minutes later when the Americans followed it with an overtime game-winner<\/a>. Megan Keller scored just over four minutes into overtime to give the U.S. an imperfect but resilient 2-1 victory in Thursday\u2019s gold-medal match at the Milano-Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n

Jordan Stolz takes silver in men\u2019s 1500m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jordan Stolz now has a silver medal<\/a> to add to his two golds, which the 21-year-old phenom already claimed at 500 and 1,000 meters. He was the favorite in Thursday’s 1,500-meter final, but came in second to China\u2019s Zhongyan Ning. Kjeld Nuis took bronze.<\/p>\n

After the 1,500 meters, Stolz has one competition left in his debut Games, Saturday’s mass start event.<\/p>\n

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Women\u2019s curling advances to semifinals<\/p>\n

Team USA women’s curling entered Thursday with a simple task: Win, and you’re in. With a victory over Switzerland, the United States would guarantee itself a spot in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

In the end, it wasn’t that simple, but Team USA secured its spot in the semifinals<\/a> with a narrow 7-6 win over Switzerland that came down to a clutch hammer from Tabitha Peterson in an extra end. After giving up three points in the 10th end and missing on some early shots in the extra end, Peterson needed an expertly-placed shot with the hammer to send the U.S. to the semifinals.<\/p>\n

How many medals has Team USA won so far? Check in with our medal tracker<\/a> for the full breakdown.<\/p>\n

Dates:<\/strong> Feb. 6 – Feb. 22
TV channel: <\/strong>NBC
Streaming:<\/strong> Peacock<\/p>\n

Follow along with Yahoo Sports for all the news, events and medals from the Milan Cortina Olympics:<\/p>\n

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