Japan extends its snowboard power to big air

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Japan extends its snowboard power to big air with a 1-2 Olympic finish
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too. The country that has steadily been asserting mastery over the halfpipe took that show to the Winter Olympics big air contest Saturday night,

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Japan extends men's snowboarding big air dominance at Olympics
Japan's Kimura and Kimata take gold and silver in men's snowboarding big air at Winter Olympics

USA Wins Figure Skating Team Gold Over Japan

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Olympic Figure Skating Team Event Results: U.S. Narrowly Edges Japan For Gold
The Olympic Team Event came down to the final skater on Sunday. In front of a packed house inside the Milano Ice Skating arena, the United States narrowly defeated Japan for its second consecutive team gold.

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The U.S. wins Olympic gold in the figure skating team event, holding off Japan
Ilia Malinin leads Team USA to gold in Olympic figure skating team event

Winter Olympics 2026 Day 2 recap: Lindsey Vonn's devastating injury crash; USA secures dramatic team figure skating gold over Japan

Team USA secured its second medal of the Games with a gold in the team figure skating in Sunday’s final event. USA came out of Saturday’s Day 1 with a five-point lead, but entered Sunday’s men’s free skate — the final portion of the contest — tied with Japan in first place.
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Winning silver but feeling golden: Japan ice skaters push US to the wire in Winter Olympics team event

US narrowly beat Japan in figure skating team eventJapan’s second Olympic team silver after Beijing upgradeMILAN, Feb 9 — Japan took ​silver in the figure skating team
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Japan Athletes to Watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Meet Team Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Learn about Japan’s medal contenders, rising stars and athletes competing in Milano Cortina.
The Japan Times

The regions driving Japan’s Winter Olympic success

Some Japanese Olympians were raised in the country’s snowiest landscapes, while others grew up far from dependable winter conditions.

Google Doodle celebrates USA's win in figure skating event at Winter Olympic Games 2026 in Italy

Google's Doodle on February 9 celebrated USA's triumph over Japan in the figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. In a thrilling figure skating competition, Ilia Malinin led the USA to gold,