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Olympics-Speed skating-Manganello brings calm confidence into Milan in Games swansong
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (389+ words) By Pearl Josephine Nazare MILAN, - American Mia Manganello said on Thursday she feels like a completely different skater heading into the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, having shed the self-doubt that once held her back and embraced a calm confidence she…...
Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (407+ words) The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are…...
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier try to put disappointment behind them ahead of Olympics
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (768+ words) TORONTO " Piper Gilles shook her head as the scores popped up on the screen. She and Paul Poirier had just delivered their cleanest free dance of the season at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. The kind of skate…...
That’s how we roll: Meet the skating champs setting new records for India
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (766+ words) The 1000m is one of the most unpredictable races in speed-skating. It's not a short 100m or 200m burst. It's not a 10,000m endurance test. It's just enough distance to showcase an athlete's energy, balance, speed and strategy. At the top tier, it's all…...
Olympics-Size of new Milan ice hockey arena defended by organisers
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (377+ words) MILAN, Italy, - The size of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics ice hockey arena was defended by Games organisers and the International Ice Hockey Federation on Monday after reports that it was shorter than the standard used in NHL venues. The…...
Chiba is surprise leader after figure skating favorites falter at Grand Prix Final
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (500+ words) NAGOYA, Japan " Japan's Mone Chiba emerged as the surprise leader in the women's short program at the figure skating Grand Prix Final after several favorites stumbled on Friday. Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto and defending Grand Prix Final champion Amber…...
Chiba and Kagiyama win gold for Japan in Finlandia Trophy
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) Mone Chiba and Yuma Kagiyama won double gold for Japan at the Finlandia Trophy on Saturday to seal their berths to next month's ISU figure skating Grand Prix final at home in Nagoya. Chiba moved ahead of overnight women's leader…...
Chock and Bates mesmerize with flamenco free dance to win record-tying fifth Skate America
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) Madison Chock and Evan Bates won a record-tying fifth Skate America on Sunday with a theatrical, flamenco-styled free dance, which earned them the best score in the world this season and kept the Americans on track for the Milan Cortina…...
Milan, Palpreet strike gold at Chandigarh State Roller Skating Championship
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (202+ words) Milan grabbed the top spot in the quads boys" above 18 years in the 400m rink race, while Maulik and Shivansh settled for silver and bronze, respectively Milan and Palpreet emerged as standout performers, clinching gold medals in the children with special…...
Chandigarh: Viraj, Harsi win gold in 1000-m rink race
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) Viraj Narwal bagged gold in the 1000-m rink race in the boys" 68 years category, while Adhiraj Rai won silver and Vedansh Sharda secured bronze on the opening day of the 47th Chandigarh State Roller Skating Championship, organised by the Chandigarh Roller…...