The figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held from 6 to 8 February 2026 at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. The team event consisted of competitions in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters and teams earned points based on their placements in each individual event, and the medalists were determined based on the total points earned. Going into the very last event, the men's free skate, the American and Japanese teams were tied. Ilia Malinin won the event, securing the gold for the United States, while the team from Japan won the silver, and the team from Italy won the bronze.

Background The team event is the newest Olympic figure skating event and was first contested at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The event combines the four Olympic figure skating disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance) into a single event; skaters earn points based on their placement in each discipline, and the gold medals are awarded to the team that earns the most placement points.

The figure skating team event was one of five figure skating competitions contested at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. It was held at the Milano Ice Skating Arena over three days between 6 and 8 February 2026. The American team was favored to win the event with Japan expected to provide strong competition; other teams considered likely to be in medal contention were Italy, Georgia, and Canada. The Americans were the reigning champions in the team event. Although the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee had initially placed first at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with the American team second, and the Japanese team third, a failed doping test from Kamila Valieva of Russia eventually led to the cancellation of her scores from the event, which put the American team first, the Japanese team second, and the Russian team third.

The American team included three-time world champions in ice dance Madison Chock and Evan Bates, as well as the world champions in both the men's and women's events: Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu, respectively. The biggest challenge to the American team was expected to come from the Japanese team. Kaori Sakamoto, the 2022 Winter Olympic bronze medalist and three-time world champion, as well as Yuma Kagiyama, two-time Winter Olympic silver medalist and four-time world medalist, were slated to compete in the first round of the team event. Additionally, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan were the reigning world champions in pair skating. The Canadian team had ultimately finished in fourth place at the 2022 team event due to a controversial decision by the International Skating Union to award the bronze medals to the Russians. "We want the gold," said Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles, "but a lot of it is out of our hands. What we can control is our skating, and how we feel about it, and what moment we want to create. That's when we skate our best."

In October 2023, the International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian Olympic Committee. The skating federations of Russia and Belarus were each permitted to nominate one skater or team in each discipline to participate at the Skate to Milano as a means to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each nominee was required to pass a special screening process to assess whether they had displayed any active support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine or had any contractual links to the Russian or Belarusian military. The only two Russian skaters competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Petr Gumennik and Adeliia Petrosian – competed as AINs and were not eligible to participate in the team event.

On 2 February, Skate Canada announced that Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps would not compete in the team event after Stellato-Dudek suffered an injury during practice. Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud competed instead.

Qualification For the team event, scores from the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2025–26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating season were tabulated to establish the ten top nations. +Qualification for figure skating team event Nation Total 1 7069 2 6027 3 4606 4 4231 5 4106 6 3829 7 2671 8 2171 9 2132 10 776

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Member nations submitted the following entrants for the indicated segments in each discipline.

+Team event entrants Country Men Women Pairs Ice dance Stephen Gogolev Madeline Schizas Jin Boyang Zhang Ruiyang Kévin Aymoz Lorine Schild Nika Egadze Anastasiia Gubanova Edward Appleby Kristen Spours Daniel Grassl Lara Naki Gutmann Matteo Rizzo Yuma Kagiyama Kaori Sakamoto Shun Sato Vladimir Samoilov Ekaterina Kurakova Cha Jun-hwan Shin Ji-a No pairs team Ilia Malinin Alysa Liu Amber Glenn

Required performance elements Single skating The men competing in the team event performed their short programs on 7 February, while the women performed theirs on 6 February. Lasting 2 minutes 40 seconds (+/− 10 seconds), the short program had to include the following elements:

For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.

For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.

The five teams with the highest cumulative total points after the first round advanced to the final round. Regardless of their scores in the short program, the men and women from the top five teams performed their free skates on 8 February. Lasting 4 minutes (+/− 10 seconds), the free skate had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one a flying spin, and one a spin with only one position; one step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.

Pair skating Pairs competing in the team event performed their short programs on 6 February. Lasting 2 minutes 40 seconds (+/− 10 seconds), the short program had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and one step sequence using the full ice surface.

Regardless of their scores in the short program, the couples from the top five teams performed their free skates on 8 February. Lasting 4 minutes (+/− 10 seconds), the free skate had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one had to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and one choreographic sequence.

Ice dance The ice dance couples competing in the team event performed their rhythm dances on 6 February. Lasting 2 minutes 50 seconds (+/− 10 seconds), the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music included pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge. The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.

Regardless of their scores in the rhythm dance, the couples from the top five teams performed their free dances on 7 February. Lasting 4 minutes (+/− 10 seconds), the free dance had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.

Judging

Skaters were judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as jumps and spins), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on three program components (skating skills, presentation, and composition). Each technical element in a figure skating performance was assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −5 to +5 based on the quality of its execution. Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 was assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values. For example, a triple Axel was worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of +3 was worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of +3 earned 10.40 points. The judging panel's GOE for each element was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a Total Elements Score. At the same time, the judges evaluated each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assigned each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results were added together to generate a total Program Component Score.

+Program component factoring Discipline Short program rhythm dance Free skate free dance Men 1.67 3.33 Women 1.33 2.67 Pairs 1.33 2.67 Ice dance 1.33 2.00 Deductions were applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls. The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score were then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.

Team event scoring The ten skaters or teams in each discipline performed their short programs and rhythm dances first, and were judged as they would have been at any other figure skating competition. The skater or team in each discipline who received the highest score earned ten points, the next highest score earned nine points, and so on. Once all four events were held, the points earned in each event were totaled, and the five teams with the highest totals moved on to the final round. Teams could elect to substitute up to two skaters or teams at this point. The five skaters or teams in each discipline then performed their free skates and free dances, and again received scores from the judges. The skater or team in each discipline who received the highest score earned ten points, and so on. Once all four events were held, the points earned over both rounds were totaled to determine the medalists.

Medal summary Gold Silver Bronze+Medal summary Ilia MalininAlysa LiuAmber GlennEllie KamDaniel O'SheaMadison ChockEvan Bates Yuma KagiyamaShun SatoKaori SakamotoRiku MiuraRyuichi KiharaUtana YoshidaMasaya Morita Daniel GrasslMatteo RizzoLara Naki GutmannSara ContiNiccolò MaciiCharlène GuignardMarco Fabbri

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Ice dance