Team USA wins gold in figure skating at Olympics: Live updates

MILAN — Team USA captured the gold medal in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics after Ilia Malinin delivered a must-win free skate Sunday, breaking a tie with Japan and propelling the Americans to repeat as Olympic champions.

The 21-year-old "Quad God" pulled out his signature quad axel and landed a backflip on one leg, his program scoring 200.03 points and giving the U.S. the maximum 10 points to bring their winning total to 69 points.