🇺🇸 Alysa Liu hit seven triples to win the gold medal in the women’s figure skating final on Thursday, securing the Americans’ first Olympic medal in the event since 2006. 🇯🇵 Kaori Sakamoto, skating in what she has said will be her final season, claimed silver. Here’s how their performances compared. Visualization produced by Alice Fang, Jon Huang, Eden Weingart, Dan Powell and Elisheba Ittoop/The New York Times #AlysaLiu #KaoriSakamoto #figureskating #olympics #milanocortina2026