Gold medal winner Alysa Liu of the United States, center, jumps on the winner’s podium as silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Ami Nakai of Japan look on after the free skating program of the women’s single skating event during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By ASHLEY CAI, WEIYI CAI, BORA ERDEN, MALIKA KHURANA, JERÉ LONGMAN, RAJ SAHA, JOE WARD and JEREMY WHITE In one of the...