MILAN (AP) — The trio of U.S. women targeting Olympic figure skating gold Tuesday night are not the dainty ice princesses of yesteryear. There's Amber Glenn, a 26-year-old powerhouse and LGBTQ+ rights activist whose career took off just when most figure skaters are contemplating retirement.

U.S. women last won a figure skating medal in 2006. That drought is expected to end this year. Monday's competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics produced elation, heartbreak and an unexpected decision to cancel the final stage of an event. Madison Chock and Evan Bates will remain silver medalists from last week's ice dance event.

The colour of an Olympic medal does not really matter, Minerva Fabienne Hase said on Monday after claiming bronze in the pairs competition with partner Nikita Volodin as they put Germany back on the figure skating podium for the first time in eight years.

A new photo of the figure skating rink at the Winter Olympics has alarmed fans with two events still to go in Milan.

With the team competition starting first, the physical and emotional cost can ripple right on through into the individual ones.

MILAN (AP) — The trio of U.S. women targeting Olympic figure skating gold Tuesday night are not the dainty ice princesses of yesteryear. There's Amber Glenn, a 26-year-old powerhouse and LGBTQ+ rights activist whose career took off just when most figure skaters are contemplating retirement.

By Rory Carroll MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ilia Malinin on Monday said his pressure-packed Olympic debut resulted in an "inevitable crash" and suggested he would release more details about his experience on Saturday,

Naumov, 24, shared a few words of wisdom he’d like to relay to Malinin, 21, with PEOPLE, words that come after the star skater failed to make the podium in a men’s figure skating final where he was expected to win it all.