United States figure skating trio of Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito don't take the ice for a few hours.

Enter the “Blade Angels,” the American trio of Glenn, Liu and Levito. They are aiming to put an American on the podium for the first time since 2006, when Sasha Cohen won silver. If one of them wins gold, it’ll be the first for the Americans since Sarah Hughes won in 2002 in Salt Lake City.

The Blade Angels have arrived in Milan. And after the short program, Alysa Liu is very much in gold medal contention, while Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn are not. Liu led Team USA’s much-heralded trio of skating women on the ice for Tuesday night’s short program.

The U.S. fielded one of its strongest figure skating teams in history for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, and now it is time for three of the best-known members of the team to shine: the so-called “Blade Angels.

Figure skating phenoms Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito take the ice this week and have at least one superstar fan.

Tuesday was a marquee day at the Milan Cortina Olympics as the women's figure skating competition got underway.

Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday.

Since the Winter Olympics began, Taylor Swift has sent a special message to the U.S. Olympians, wishing them good luck, and shared skier Breezy Johnson's joy when her boyfriend proposed to her using

Team USA has an opportunity to add four other medals on Day 11 at Milan Cortina in freeski Big Air and two-man bobsled, in addition to team pursuit in men's and women's speed skating. Here are the top five things to watch on Tuesday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: 1.