Why Team USA Figure Skaters Received Gold Medals at the Paris Summer Olympics

The temperature in Paris was hovering near 80ºF, but it felt even hotter in the blazing sun during the Olympic medal ceremony Wednesday at Champions Park under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. And instead of Olympians who had recently won medals in summer sports like swimming, gymnastics, and fencing at the 2024 Games, the first athletes honored were…figure skaters.

Team USA and Team Japan figure skaters from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics finally received their medals in Paris...