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MILAN — At first, the world’s top pairs skaters appeared to have cleansed the bad spirits of a men’s competition that ended so sloppily some could only conjure the excuse of a Friday the 13th curse.

Japan's Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura perform during the pairs short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026. (Kyodo) MILAN (Kyodo) -- Japan's Riku ...

MILAN — She wasn’t supposed to be here after all, so it was no surprise Emily Chan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as the music wound down at Milano Ice Skating Arena. Chan and her pairs figure ...

The second full week of the Winter Olympics is kicking off with the penultimate figure skating event of the games. Pairs figure skating begins today, Feb. 15, with the short program. 19 pairs will ...

After one of the most unexpected upsets in the 2026 Olympics, figure skating will return to the Milan Cortina ice with its next event: pairs. The pairs competition will begin with its short program ...

Figure skating returns to the Olympic schedule on Sunday following a dramatic conclusion to the men's skate and ice dance finish that wasn't without its own controversy. The attention now turns to the ...

The most talented duos on the ice look to wow the judges in the first half of the Pairs Figure Skating event at the Winter Olympics, which begins on Sunday in Milan. Figure skating has long been a ...

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MILAN — Figure skating is more than halfway done at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with the pairs next to take the ice at the Milan Ice Skating Arena. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan react after ...

Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin are halfway to pairs figure skating gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. The pair from Germany turned in the best short program in Sunday's competition ...