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Japan leads in a tight race for the women's figure skating podium
The race for the podium in the women’s event is a tight one, with a crowded field including U.S. and Japanese skaters, as well as dark horse Adeliia Petrosian from Russia, who is competing as a neutral athlete after Russia was barred from competing as a country following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles ahead of free skating

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Japan Takes Home Two More Olympic Medals In Women's Slopestyle Finals

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Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games

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Japan's 19 medals set Winter Olympic record

Japan has set a new record for the most medals in its Winter Olympic history by securing its 19th medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, surpassing the previous mark of 18 medals achieved at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Japan won its first Olympic pairs gold and Georgia earned its first Winter Games medal at Milan Cortina 2026, rewriting figure skating history.

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Miura and Kihara set world record with 158.13 points in free programme; Georgia's Metelkina and Berulava win silver, Germany's Fabienne Hase and Volodin take bronze.