Team USA ended Sunday on the highest of notes as they finished with a gold medal in the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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The lowest free skate score this season for Italy’s Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii is 130.92, but that was early on. In Grand Prix competition, their low was 134.89.

So they’ll need to be on point to knock the USA off the top spot. Will skating at home be a boost, or will it bring extra pressure?

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Tom Brady and Alix Earle are mingling again.

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