Athleticism meets grace in figure skating, one of the Winter Olympics' most popular sports. Here's what you need to know.

U.S. figure skaters at the Milano Cortina Olympics said they are savouring a more normal Games than Beijing in 2022, when COVID-19 restrictions kept families away and muted the atmosphere.Veteran ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates,

By Lori Ewing and Agnieszka Flak MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - American Ilia Malinin has raised the tantalising prospect of debuting a quintuple jump at the Milano Cortina Olympics, in what would be a seismic breakthrough in the sport.

Meanwhile, coaches in Northern California, like Julia Durkee and Paolo Borromeo from Skatetown Roseville, are preparing to inspire the next generation of athletes. Most days, you can find Durkee and Borromeo on the ice, sharing their expertise from years of training and competing.

When skating phenomenon Sofia Bezkorovainaya looks down at the ice, she remembers skating around the rink with her friend Everly Livingston, one of the 67 lives lost on Flight 5342 over the Potomac River last year when the airliner collided with a U.S. Army helicopter.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.