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Medfield speedskater Julie Letai overcame injury to qualify for her second Olympics
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1164+ words) Skaters zipped around the perimeter of an ice rink in Walpole last weekend, gliding around turns with grace, but more importantly, speed. It was a practice of the Bay State Speedskating Club, the club where Julie Letai of Medfield learned…...
A year after tragedy, Skating Club of Boston members headed to the Olympics
3+ week, 1+ day ago (684+ words) Three Olympians glided gracefully across the ice at the Skating Club of Boston on Wednesday, demonstrating the art and athleticism of their sport, while somehow also avoiding running into one another. This was the first time figure skater Max Naumov…...
America's top figure skaters dazzled St. Louis. I left with a new love for the sport.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (449+ words) I'll admit it: this past week was my first real foray into competitive figure skating. Only later did it dawn on me " much to my regret " that I'd been blissfully unaware I was rubbing elbows with figure-skating luminaries like Olympian-turned-commentator…...
Still reeling from tragedy, Boston skaters prepare to host world championships
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (828+ words) The Skating Club of Boston, the local organizer for ISU World Figure Skating Championships, lost loved ones in the Jan. 29 plane crash in Washington, D.C. Watching Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov on the ice is equal parts mesmerizing and terrifying. The…...