Japan's total of 24 medals was six higher than the previous record set at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.

The head of Team Japan for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games has praised the group. It captured 24 medals -- the country's best-ever tally at any Winter Games.

Three Japanese skaters are in position to earn medals heading into the final

Japan's Mari Fukada wins gold, and Kokomo Murase took home the bronze.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks. So close to winning China its first gold at the Milan Cortina Games, he still had a long wait to endure.

There’s a familiar script that seems to play out almost every four years at the Winter Olympics. The host nation rides a wave of national pride, packed home venues, and federation funding into a medal surge that feels almost