Japan's Ami Nakai pumped her fists into the air while a large smile bloomed on her face after striking her final pose after completing a near spotless short program Tuesday night in Milan, Italy.

Japan dominate the short program in the women's figure skating at Milan-Cortina 2026 with their athletes occupying three of the top four places following the short program.

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu was nearly perfect while her teammates Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn failed to reach the top of the leaderboard in the women's short program.