Four doodles of Ami Nakai during her Short Program from the 2026 Winter Olympics

Ami Nakai doodles! #MyArt #AmiNakai #FigureSkating #WinterOlympics #2026Olympics #MilanoCortina

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⛸️ Ami Nakai

#art #artist #illustration
#figureskating #aminakai

more olympics wip!! got all my base sketching down, excited to line and color this

#olympics #wip #art #artsky #alysaliu #aminakai #kaorisakamoto

#AmiNakai #WinterOlympics2026

Meet Trudi, the Italian Toy Brand Behind the 2026 Olympic Mascots For anyone else wondering who designed and manufactured Tina and Milo, right after falling in love with them

Who's behind the adorable 2026 Olympic & Paralympic Mascots? 🧸 We found out!

Full article here:
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#milanocortina #winterolympics #paralympics #olympics
#milo #tina #trudi #giocattoli #alysaliu #aminakai #kaorisakamoto

I can’t tell you how nice it is to be able to show my son beautiful skating routines where women support one another. When I was a kid, skaters were busy trying to hack each other’s legs off. #iceskating #alysaliu #aminakai #olympicgames2026

sketch of ami nakai, a 17yo japanese skater in clip studio paint. in this part of her routine she is smiling as she lays on her stomach on the ice and using her hands to prop her face up.

learning how to use my drawing tablet + csp and now i have olympics inspo, ami nakai you did wonderful today!!!

#olympics #art #artsky #wip #aminakai

Japan’s 🇯🇵 #AmiNakai at the exhibition gala! 💃🏻 #winterolympics #figureskating

Forget the scores, this is what the Games are all about ✨

#olympics #aminakai #alysaliu #figureskating #milanocortina2026

#AlysaLiu and #AmiNakai have an #Olympic moment for the ages ❤️💐✨

Still waiting for the first male athlete who can radiate and share freely a fraction of this joy and abandon.

Figure Skating: Kaori Sakamoto Captures Silver in Her Olympic Finale and Ami Nakai Wins Bronze | JAPAN Forward American Alysa Liu won the figure skating title by less than two points over Sakamoto, and Japanese teen Ami Nakai had a strong showing in her Olympic debut.

NEW Olympic reporting:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#TEAMJAPAN
#figureskating
#フィギュア
#KaoriSakamoto
#AmiNakai
#坂本花織
#中井亜美
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I loved the performance of all 3 ✨️
It was a great watch ! Congratulations 🎉💕
#WinterOlympics2026
#FigureSkating
#AlysaLiu
#KaoriSakamoto
#AmiNakai

Kaori, Alysa, and Ami winning gold in the "adorableness" team event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics

Unprecedented levels of pookie I fear 2026 podium you've never be forgotten #alysaliu #kaorisakamoto #aminakai #figureskating

🥉🇯🇵👏🤍❤️

#MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating #Bronze #Olympics #AmiNakai

a woman wearing a purple jacket with a sticker that says lotte ALT: a woman wearing a purple jacket with a sticker that says lotte

#AmiNakai 💗💗💗

The FIRST thing she did upon learning she got gold was congratulate and celebrate Ami's win. Not her own. God, I love girlhood #ATrueGirlsGirl #aminakai #alysaliu #figureskating

Le tre campionesse della prova individuale femminile di pattinaggio di figura. ​
Alysa Liu​ 🏅
Kaori Sakamoto🥈 e la giovanissima Ami Nakai🥉
#Giappone
#MilanoCortina2026
#AmiNakai
#KaoriSakamoto

Congratulations, #AlysaLiu! #AmiNakai is incredible, too! #Olympics

Ahh so sweet!! #figureskating #winterolympics #alysaliu #aminakai

I love it when they're both happy. #AlyssaLiu #AmiNakai #Olympics

#AmiNakai on her free skate 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤷🏻‍♀️ haha #figureskating #winterolympics

Alysa Liu taking a photo of Kaori Sakamoto on warm-up ice before the free skate.

On re-watch, she appeared to be taking pics of both Ami & Kaori. This one small moment just lifted my heart today. #AlysaLiu #KaoriSakamoto #AmiNakai #MilanoCortina2026

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After 10 years as a Guardian (US) subscriber, I finally earned my first "Guardian Pick" for my comment on an article about women's #FigureSkating at the #Olympics 🙂

"Nakai was an absolute joy to watch. As with the other events, I don't really care whether or not any US-Americans make the podium […]

ODDS and EVENS | The Depth of Japan's Figure Skating Talent is Remarkable | SportsLook Ami Nakai, 17, became Japan's latest winner on the Grand Prix figure skating circuit. At the GP de France, she beat three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto.

NEW column for JAPAN Forward/SportsLook:
#figureskating #wintersports
#jgpfigure #フィギュア
#AmiNakai #GPFigure
#中井亜美
#commentary
#YumaKagiyama #KaoriSakamoto
#MaoShimada
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#TripleAxel #AmiNakai #ItWasACracker #LoveThatEurosportCommentatorEvenThoughINeverCanRemeberHisName #GPFRA #FigureSkating #LaStrada

A few more sample photos of Ami Nakai at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final, last December in Grenoble...

This time from her competition free skate performance...

Lots more in the full gallery, here:
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#AmiNakai #中井亜美 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Here's some more sample photos of Ami Nakai at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final, last December in Grenoble...

These are from her competition short program performance...

The full gallery is here:
phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin...

#AmiNakai #中井亜美 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Last new gallery uploaded to my website tonight, here's Ami Nakai at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final.

30 photos here:
phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin...

Samples below, from the early morning Thursday practice session...

#AmiNakai #中井亜美 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Top 3 Junior Women after the short program at the 2024 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

⛸️ #MaoShimada 🇯🇵
⛸️ #KaorukoWada 🇯🇵
⛸️ #AmiNakai 🇯🇵

📷 Danielle Earl/Skate Canada

#danielleearlphotography #GPFinal #GPFigure