Blade Angels, Olympic Games and figure skating
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Frostad swiped the gold medal back from Forehand by equalling that 98.25 on his final run, giving Norway its 14th gold of this year's Games. While Forehand couldn't nab gold, he walked away with an impressive silver medal in what commentators called the best Big Air competition they've ever seen with outrageous scoring from the entire field.
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.
Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito make up Team USA’s women’s singles trio. This is why they're called the "Blade Angels" on the ice. (AP Photo)
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.
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
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.
Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito comprise the U.S. Women's Figure Skating team, also known as the 'Blade Angels'