Hockey star Laila Edwards’ family saw Olympic gold medal win, thanks to Kelce brothers and GoFundMe

As soon as U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skated onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal win against Canada, she scanned the stands for the real MVP: Her 91-year-old grandmother.

USA superstar Liu wins women's skating Olympic gold

American superstar Alysa Liu adds Olympic figure skating gold to her world title as she beats a standout field in the women's final.

Alysa Liu wins Winter Olympics gold to end US women’s figure skating drought

20-year-old delivers near-flawless free skate Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai win silver and bronze Alysa Liu delivered the US its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate on Thursday night to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai. The 20-year-old, who had walked away from the sport after the Beijing Games four years ago only to launch a remarkable comeback, finished with a career-best 226.79 points. Nakai and Sakamoto, skating behind her, each made a mistake on a combination sequence, and that made the difference in the medals. Continue reading...

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U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu said she didn't care if she medaled. She won gold

Liu is the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold medal since Sarah Hughes in 2002.

By Rachel Treisman

Alysa Liu disco-dances to gold and ends Russia’s figure skating domination

The 20-year-old has been crowned the first US women’s Olympic figure skating champion since 2002.

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Team USA’s Most Impressive Medals at the Olympics Were Not Gold - The Wall Street Journal

Team USA’s Most Impressive Medals at the Olympics Were Not Gold  The Wall Street Journal