The Milan Cortina Games have concluded and HuffPost is wrapping up its liveblog on the biggest moments from Italy.From medals to controversies and the human stories behind the competition, we kept track of it all throughout the Winter Olympics.Competition began Feb. 4. The opening ceremony took place at the iconic San Siro Stadium in Milan and featured performances by Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini, among others.The Games came to an end on Sunday, with the closing ceremony at the historic Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater and UNESCO World Heritage site in the heart of Verona.Read up on all the results via the official Olympics website.And look back on the last day from Milan Cortina 2026:Her Moment: Amber Glenn Rises To Top Of Leaderboard, Recovers In Free SkateTeam USA's Amber Glenn didn't let her crucial mistake in the short program bring her down on Thursday as she soared to the top of the leaderboard following a redeeming score of 147.52 in the women's free skate.Her free skate score, a season-best, brought her to a total of 214.91 points.While more figure skating is still to come in Milan, the performance — which featured a stellar triple axel — gave her a joyous Olympic moment to take home after the Games.Although Glenn did make a small mistake during her triple loop, she celebrated the otherwise astounding free skate with a fist pump and mouthed the words "so close" as she took in the applause from the crowd."Oh my god," said Glenn as she reacted to rising to the top of the leaderboard.Her fellow "Blade Angels," Isabeau Levito and Alysa Liu, are set to take the ice at 3:44 p.m. and 4:32 p.m. ET, respectively.See All UpdatesClose
Her Moment: Amber Glenn Rises To Top Of Leaderboard, Recovers In Free Skate
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