2026 Winter Olympics Women’s Free Skating Results & Final Scores
After two weeks of figure skating at the Milan Cortina Games, the last event of the sport will start on Thursday to finish off the women’s singles results.
As predicted, competitors from Japan and the U.S. are presently in first place following Tuesday’s short program. However, since the free skate is yet to come, nothing is written in stone.
TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE WOMEN’S SHORT PROGRAM UPDATES, HIGHLIGHTS, AND SCORES AS THEY HAPPENED.
Ami Nakai, a rising star from Japan, is in the lead going into the free skate after a triple Axel and a triple-Lutz-triple-toe-loop combo jump raised her score to the top. She was just 17 years old, yet she skated a joyful, high-energy routine that showed both her youth and her significant technical skills.2026 Winter Olympics
Kaori Sakamoto, a three-time world champion and veteran, was just a little behind her. She skated to “Time to Say Goodbye,” a sad song about the reality that this will be her final competitive season. Everyone thinks she will keep up the good work she has been doing all week (she won both of her events in the team event earlier in the Games) and she is the favourite to win gold here at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.2026 Winter Olympics
U.S. world champion Alysa Liu finished in the top three, just behind her, following another stunning performance of her fan-favorite “Promise” short program. If Liu can skate like she did in her World Championship-winning free skate last season or her Grand Prix Final-winning free skate in December, there’s a very good chance she’ll stay on the podium. The only question is which step she’ll be on. But she has remarked several times that she doesn’t care about the results. She told Andrea Joyce that she wanted her short program had been longer so she could skate longer.2026 Winter Olympics
FULL RESULTS FOR THE SHORT PROGRAM
But in figure skating, the free skate usually allows for a big change, and a lot of skaters who are now lower in the standings have what it takes to go up.2026 Winter Olympics
The first one is Adeliya Petrosian, who came in fifth place with a steady performance in the short program. There are rumours that she wants to do two quadruple leaps in the free skate, which would almost ensure her gold. But she hasn’t been able to land any quads cleanly in international competitions yet, and she’s had trouble with them during practice in Milan.2026 Winter Olympics
Mone Chiba of Japan, who is presently in fourth position, might also make a push for the podium, while Anastasiia Gubanova, who is in sixth place, has a small chance of doing the same. If you ended lower down in the short program, you’ll need to skate your best to have a genuine chance at winning Olympic medals. But in figure skating, nothing is over until it’s over.2026 Winter Olympics
Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito may still go ahead.
Watching three-time U.S. champion Amber Glenn “pop” her triple loop jump was perhaps one of the hardest parts of Tuesday’s short program for U.S. supporters. She started her short program with an amazing triple Axel, and everything looked to be going well until she doubled the intended triple. That little error cost a lot. The International Skating Union says that every solo jump other than an Axel must be a triple in the short program. Because of this, the element was entirely disqualified, and she concluded the section in a dismal 13th position. Glenn has the skills to produce a great free skate, as she did at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships last month, but she will need to do something amazing to land on the podium on Thursday.
Isabeau Levito hasn’t gotten much attention as a potential Olympic medallist this season, but she’s still in 8th position, which means she’s still in the running. Depending on how the top group does, it’s hard to fully rule her out.
You can watch the women’s free skate at the Olympics live on Thursday, February 19th at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and , as well as on .2026 Winter Olympics
