Alysa Liu is back where she belongs. Liu, who became the youngest U.S. champion figure skater at age 13, then retired three years later after the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, put on a standout performance in her return to the sport’s biggest stage on Friday,

MILAN (AP) — Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all. Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate obtained the final approval he needed for his music on Friday, allowing the Spanish figure skater to perform his short program — set to a medley from the animated comedy from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment — when the men's competition begins at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday night.

The first events at the 2026 Winter Olympics are already underway, and with a packed schedule of competition ahead, American viewers tuning in will need to take note of the time difference between the U.