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'A community on wheels': After nearly 50 years, Sunrise Rollerland hosts 'One Last Skate' Sunday
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (390+ words) CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. " For nearly 50 years, the rhythmic sound of wheels gliding across polished maple wood has been a defining soundtrack for families and skaters in Citrus Heights." At Sunrise Rollerland, music, laughter and the occasional cheer for a tricky…...
What Olympic records were broken at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (336+ words) WASHINGTON " As the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina draw to a close, the Games delivered no shortage of historic performances. Nine Olympic records were broken " all on Milan's ice tracks " across speed skating and short track speed skating. Seven came…...
Short-track speedskater stretchered off after Olympic opponent's blade slices her face
2+ week, 6+ day ago (300+ words) WASHINGTON " A short-track speedskater was taken off the ice on a stretcher in a scary scene Friday during a quarterfinal for the women's 1,500 meters at the 2026 Winter Olympics." Poland's Kamila Sellier suffered a significant cut near her left eye after…...
Why did Alysa Liu retire from figure skating in 2022?
3+ week, 8+ min ago (292+ words) WASHINGTON " Alysa Liu ended Team USA's 24-year gold medal drought in women's figure skating Thursday, delivering a career-best performance in the free skate to capture Olympic gold. The 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area scored 226.79 points, the highest total…...
Alysa Liu wins 1st Olympic women's figure skating gold medal for US in 24 years
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (402+ words) MILAN, Italy " Team USA's 24-year gold medal drought in women's figure skating is over, thanks to Alysa Liu and her phenomenal performance Thursday in the'women's free skate. Liu was in third place coming into the free skate, in the best…...
Jordan Stolz aims for 3rd Olympic gold in speed skating. Here's how to watch him in the men's 1500m
3+ week, 1+ day ago (330+ words) MILAN, Italy " American speed skater Jordan Stolz, who has won two gold medals at the 2026 Games and set Olympic records in the 500 meters and 1,000 meters, is taking to the ice again for the men's 1,500 meters. The 21-year-old from Wisconsin will…...
Russian figure skater Adeliia Petrosian is an Olympic mystery with big jumps and fitness concerns
3+ week, 2+ day ago (665+ words) MILAN, Italy " Few figure skaters at the Winter Olympics have seen Adeliia Petrosian compete in real life. She might leave with the gold medal. Russia's exclusion from international sports events during its war with Ukraine means that the 18-year-old Petrosian…...
Did Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea win gold in figure skating pairs free skate?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan " Team USA has one of the strongest U.S. Figure Skating teams in history competing in the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. After winning gold in the figure skating team event, two couples weren't able to replicate the…...
Did Jordan Stolz win his 2nd gold medal in the 500 meters speed skating race?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (279+ words) MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan " American speed skater Jordan Stolz won his second gold medal in the 2026 Winter Games and set a new Olympic record Saturday in the men's speed skating 500-meter finals." Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, finished with…...
US speedskater Jordan Stolz to race in the 1,000 meters at the Winter Games
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (471+ words) MILAN, Italy " American speedskater'Jordan Stolz was heading into the men's 1,000 meters at the'Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday as a big favorite. Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, entered the race as the holder of the world record and a two-time world…...