USA figure skating soars in Olympics women’s short program

Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 3:45 p.m. ET


Ami Nakai of Team Japan competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Sofia Samodelkina of Kazakhstan competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Jia Shin of Team Republic of Korea competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Lorine Schild of France performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Haein Lee of Team Republic of Korea competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Kimmy Repond of Switzerland performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Iida Karhunen of Finland performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Olga Mikutina of Team Austria competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Romania’s Julia Sauter competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Alexandra Feigin of Bulgaria performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Mariia Seniuk of Israel performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Livia Kaiser of Switzerland performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Adeliia Petrosian of Team Individual Neutral Athletes performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Adeliia Petrosian of Team Individual Neutral Athletes performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Ruiyang Zhang of China performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Viktoriia Safonova of Team Individual Neutral Athletes competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Meda Variakojyte of Lithuania performs during the Women’s singles figure skating short program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on Feb. 17, 2026.
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Kristen Spours of Great Britain competes during the Women’s singles figure skating short program on Feb. 17, 2026.
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