MILAN (AP) — On a night of American comebacks at the Milan Cortina Games, Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years. The 20-year-old Liu performed a near-flawless free skate Thursday to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai.

The Winter Olympics gold medal game between Team USA and Canada in women’s hockey was a heavyweight fight for the ages that took overtime to settle. Team USA’s Megan Keller played the ultimate role of hero, getting the puck on a breakaway and slotting home the shot to give USA the gold medal.

Former Canucks Bo Horvat, Quinn Hughes, and J.T. Miller will all represent their countries in the 2026 Winter Olympic semi-finals.

This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.

Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Team USA women's hockey face Marie-Philip Poulin and Canada for the Olympic gold medal in Milan.

Team USA won the women’s hockey gold medal in an absolute thriller today in Milan, beating the Canadian club 2-1 in overtime after rallying to tie the game with about two minutes left. Megan Keller scored the golden goal at 4:07 in the 3-on-3 OT frame to secure the favored Americans’ third Olympic championship.

Two legendary rivals go at it once again for the gold medal on the international stage, as the United States faces Canada for all the marbles in the women’s hockey final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

SportsLine expert Matt Severance reveals his Canada vs. Finland picks for the Olympics men's hockey Friday semifinal

After defeating Sweden, 5-0, earlier this week, the USA women's hockey team is going for the gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics against Canada.