Team USA athletes will not soon forget all the magical moments they created inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Two gold, one silver and many memorable performances added up to one epic event for the 16-member U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team.

But what they experienced off the ice will also surely remain vivid in their minds forever.

Two months have now passed, and U.S. Figure Skating caught up with the Olympic athletes at the World Championships and asked them what their favorite off-ice moments were from the Games.

Anthony Ponomarenko: It sounds selfish, but the day I got the Olympic rings tattoo. The weather was perfect. I decided to walk to the parlor, which was about an hour walk away. I put in my music, and it was just a beautiful day all around and it was special to get the tattoo.

Isabeau Levito: Riding the golf carts around the village.

Ilia Malinin: Meeting Snoop Dog a few times, that was fun. Meeting Simone Biles and Tom Brady were incredible. And honestly, finding a new passion. I feel like there is so much more to come in my life, so stay tuned for that.

Emilea Zingas: Probably when my family came. After the free dance when we finished fifth, they were so excited. We went outside. They were kicking my family out of the arena, because they were trying to stay late. We went outside and we were on the top balcony and my whole family was down below; they were screaming like animals. It was really cool. Then we went out to a pizza place — my family and Vadym's family, some friends — until 3 or 4 in the morning. Super fun. And pin trading. I got the Peru pin and I have the Hello Kitty Team USA pin; I love that one.

Spencer Akira Howe: The opening ceremony was cool. And for me, when we went to Bergamo to train, to be able to try the food out there and absorb that side of the culture was fun for me.

Christina Carreira: Walking into the opening ceremony, so surreal. We were waiting in the tunnel to get in and all the people in the stands were chanting U.S.A. and someone started singing the national anthem, it was magical. When we got out there, we could see the [Olympic] rings and it felt so surreal, so special.

Andrew Torgashev: The Alibaba [Intelligent] pin trading station. When Anthony [Ponomarenko] and I would go, I would even try and speak Chinese with the girls working there – maybe flirting. We'd go every single day, and they'd release a new pin at 4 o'clock every day. … At the Alibaba station, they have this robot arm to advertise their robotic technology. They would pick a random pin for you and you would trade with it. It was cool. I think the pin trading around the village. The village is not like real life, it's almost like your own island. Everything is free, so there is no currency. You bargain with pins and you want to collect as many pins as you can. It's an easy way to meet other athletes and make friends. … It's just something fun to do outside of competition, that also feels like a competition with all the athletes.

Vadym Kolesnik: Pin trading. My favorite one was the Snoop Dog pin. I also love the Coca Cola [can] where they were printing our name and picture on it. I still have three of those at my house; I was abusing that system.

Emily Chan: The welcome experience. When we first got to the Team USA Center at the hotel, they took us up the stairs and it was all decorated with Team USA stuff and it made us feel special. They had a video of our friends and family play upstairs. There were a lot of tears, and it was so special to all of us. We were in little groups and got to get little Olympic rings and all the sponsor gear. We got our gear for the opening and closing ceremonies and our Polo and Nike clothes; we felt like queens and kings.

Amber Glenn: Backstage before going out and getting the team medals. Another one is so silly — Isabeau and Alysa and I doing an unboxing of little surprises, little toys I'd gotten nearby and we all traded them and we each had them on our bags.