Ami Nakai Leads Olympics as Alysa Liu Takes Third in Short Program

Ami Nakai established a lead in the women's figure skating short program at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics after scoring 78.71 points on Tuesday.The Japanese teenager surpassed her teammate Kaori Sakamoto, who finished in second place with 77.23 points after performing to "Time To Say Goodbye".Alysa Liu secured third place for the USA with a near-perfect routine set to "Promise" while competing in front of her family following a two-year retirement.Other American skaters struggled during the event as Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn finished in eighth and thirteenth place respectively after committing costly errors.