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.

Oscar Pistorius is a former South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter. He was once known across the world as the inspirational “Blade Runner”. Pistorius became famous for competing at the highest level despite being a double amputee.

Alysa Liu won the first women's figure skating gold medal for the United States in 24 years at Winter Olympics in Milan on Thursday.

Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in figure skating in 24 years. The 20-year-old Oakland native delivered an electrifying performance during the women's free skate program on Thursday to surge atop the podium.