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MILAN — Despite a strong showing, the U.S. medal drought in pairs figure skating continues.
Team USA fell short of reaching the podium at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, Feb. 16. The teams of Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chan, and Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, were knocked off the podium before the competition ended.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won gold in come from behind fashion with an excellent free skate for the country's first pairs medal. Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia won silver and bronze went to the German team of Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin.
The last time the U.S. won a medal in pairs remains 1988, when Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard won bronze in Calgary. The 38-year drought is the longest between medals for any figure skating discipline in U.S. Olympic history.
