Perhaps the marquee event of any Winter Olympics, women’s individual figure skating got underway Tuesday and Italy.
And it was a tremendous night for Japan, as the night finished with their three skaters among the top four.
Ami Nakai leads after the short program, followed by fellow Team Japan member Kaori Sakamoto. Team USA’s Alysa Liu sits third, followed by Mone Chiba of Japan.
Russian skater Adeliia Petrosian — competing under the Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) designation — set the early benchmark with a 72.89 as the second skater on the ice. Petrosian entered the 2026 Winter Olympics as a three-time national champion, and that score represented a personal best for the
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