2026 Winter Olympics: Japan leads skating, Germany sweeps two-man bobsleigh

France 24
by FRANCE 24
February 18, 2026
2026 Winter Olympics: Japan leads skating, Germany sweeps two-man bobsleigh
Japan’s Ami Nakai led the women’s figure skating event after the Olympic short program on Tuesday, landing a triple axel to score 78.71 points ahead of teammate Kaori Sakamoto, with American Alysa Liu third. Germany swept the two-man bobsleigh medals after mistakes hurt US contenders.
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Originally published on France 24 on 2/18/2026