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Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara dominated the pairs figure skating event with a career best performance at the Winter Olympics on Friday, as United States duo Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea finished fifth in a dramatic session at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
Even through a chaotic time, Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov didn't skip a beat en route to their second straight U.S. figure skating pairs championship.
World champions Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates will headline the squad. With three world champions in three out of four divisions, the United States is sending its best figure skating squad to the Winter Olympics in 20 years.
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea said they were thrilled to defy expectations and deliver a clean, season-best pairs performance at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, a result that proved pivotal as the United States edged Japan to win a second straight gold in the team event.
Defending gold medal champions, Team USA entered the figure skating team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics a favorite to win it all again -- and that's what they did. Anchored by incredible performances from their biggest stars,