Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s

Enter the “Blade Angels,” the American trio of Glenn, Liu and Levito. They are aiming to put an American on the podium for the first time since 2006, when Sasha Cohen won silver. If one of them wins gold, it’ll be the first for the Americans since Sarah Hughes won in 2002 in Salt Lake City.

The depth of this year's U.S. women's figure skating team is one of the reasons the Americans could dominate the podium at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

(AP) Oscar Pistorius set precedent with his journey to and through the London Games. When he leaves, he can add one more accomplishment: He was a finalist. A double-amputee now known globally as the “Blade Runner” because he runs on carbon-fiber blades ...