Evan Bates and Madison Chock closed today's events with a boost to Team USA's score, earning the team 10 points in their ice dance free dance event. As of now, the Japanese figure skating team ranks second with 39 points, and Italy trails closely behind with 37 points.

From Franjo von Allmen winning the first gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics to Team GB handing the U.S. curling team its first loss, check out some Olympic highlights from Saturday.

This gallery showcases top photos from Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers. AP Winter Olympics:

Superstar US figure skater Ilia Malinin made his Winter Olympics debut in the men's short program for the team event, but it was a scruffy outing.

Team USA made an immediate impact on the first full day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, headlined by another one-sided performance from the women's hockey team and a f