Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics wraps up on Saturday afternoon, with a fun event for the fans at the Milan Figure Skating Arena. The Exhibition Gala will take place, featuring the biggest stars from the Milan Cortina Games.
Kim, 26, switched allegiance to Hungary in 2024, after grabbing three medals over the two previous Winter Games for South Korea. He competed for the European country at the Milan-Cortina Games this month but ended his third Winter Olympics on Saturday without a medal.
It was reportedly decided in the highest echelons of Fidesz that it would not be a good idea for two Russian-born athletes to carry the Hungarian flag in front of such a large audience.
Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took a sizable lead in the Olympic pairs figure skating short program in Milano-Cortina, topping a tightly contested field ahead of Monday’s free skate.
The bid to win a medal is more elusive for some than others. In fact, 84 of the 122 teams have never won a medal in the Winter Olympics. The United States won its first medal in the 1924 Chamonix Olympics, the first winter games held in modern history, along with seven other teams, including Canada and Great Britain.
Everything you need to know about the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games from the Los Angeles Times' team of reporters and photographers.
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