Winter Olympics 2026Defending Champ US Takes Lead Into Final Day of Team Figure Skating at the Milano Cortina OlympicsSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintMadison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States wave to the crowd before the figure skating ice dance team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. atacha Pisarenko/AP PhotoThe Associated Press2/7/2026|Updated: 2/7/2026MILAN—Ilia Malinin’s quest for Olympic figure skating gold might not be so easy after all.Same goes for his American team.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.