Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara soared from fifth place to Olympic gold with a world-record free skate on Monday. See full pairs results, medalists and dramatic highlights from Milano-Cortina.

Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took a sizable lead in the Olympic pairs figure skating short program in Milano-Cortina, topping a tightly contested field ahead of Monday’s free skate.

The duo of Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe finished seventh, while team event gold medalists Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea were two behind them in ninth

Figure skating has been an Olympic event for longer than there have been Winter Olympics. It’s true: men’s, women’s and pairs skating events were held at the 1908 Summer Olympics; the Winter Games didn’t make their debut until 1924 in Chamonix,

Especially because anything can happen in figure skating, which was proven by Team USA men's star Ilia Malinin's disaster in the men’s figure skating event. This caused him to finish in 8th place despite being the favorite to win gold. Regardless of whether she wins a medal, 18-year-old Isabeau Levito is clearly enjoying her time in Italy.

Although it was not gold like they had hoped going into Monday's pairs figure skating final at the Winter Olympic Games, Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava made history for the country they represent. For the first time in history, Georgia has a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Russian figure skater Adeliia Petrosian says she is feeling "excellent" after a practice session at the Olympics with her controversial coach, seemingly dispelling injury concerns.

The 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics still have a lock on the most Shakespearean figure skating plot of all time for the post-attack showdown between Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. But if some future screenwriter is hunting for an emotional sports saga,