Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates took home the silver medal in the ice dance competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Team USA already has two figure skating medals in the bag at the 2026 Winter Olympics. At least one more medal will be earned by the Americans through Ilia Malinin in the men's singles event. A fourth medal is very likely in the women's singles, but which skater or skaters reach the podium is unknown.

Malinin’s incredible performance in the Free Skate on Sunday helped give the United States its second straight Olympic gold in the Team Event, narrowly squeaking by the strong Japanese squad. Kagiyama actually posted a better score than Malinin in the Short Program late last week.

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The 21-year-old American topped the leaderboard in the men's singles short program on Tuesday. Malinin goes into Friday's free skate with a five-point advantage over his closest rival, Japan's Yuma Kagiyama.