The duo of Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava celebrated Georgia's first Olympic Winter Games medal with a Mortal Kombat-inspired skate routine.

At the ongoing Winter Olympics Milan–Cortina 2026, Georgian figure skaters Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava have written a new chapter

Although it was not gold like they had hoped going into Monday's pairs figure skating final at the Winter Olympic Games, Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava made history for the country they represent. For the first time in history, Georgia has a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Georgia's sole Winter Olympics representative, Elana Meyers Taylor, took home her first Olympic gold medal in women's monobob.

Japan won its first Olympic pairs gold and Georgia earned its first Winter Games medal at Milan Cortina 2026, rewriting figure skating history.

MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava made history for Georgia on Monday, winning the tiny South Caucasus country's first Winter Olympic medal by claiming silver in the pairs figure skating event of the Milano Cortina Games.

For the first time, Elana Meyers Taylor has won an Olympic gold medal; Milan Cortina is her fifth Olympic appearance. Taylor, a Douglasville native, has won medals at all four of her previous Olympics — three silvers and two bronze. Gold has always been her goal.

Georgia ice skaters Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava pulled off a "flawless" Mortal Kombat-themed routine.

The five-time Olympian from Georgia secured gold, becoming Georgia's sole representative on Team USA to win at the Games.