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Dating back to 1908, the first time figure skating was included in the Olympics, there have been 21 men to win an Olympic gold medal in the event. On Feb. 13, Malinin will have a chance to become the 22nd.
Alysa Liu is following in the footsteps of United States figure skating icon Michelle Kwan, who is widely considered an icon of the sport. Kwan was a dominant force in ice skating in the 1990s and 2000s.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
With her historic win, Liu has become the first American woman to win individual Olympic gold in figure skating since Sarah Hughes in 2002 — three years before she was even born.