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Figure skating-Malinin is back, and on course for third world title
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (337+ words) PRAGUE, March 26 : American Ilia Malinin banished the ghosts of his disastrous Olympics on Thursday, skating into the lead after the men's short programme at the World Championships a month after a shock eighth-place finish in Milan. The 21-year-old "Quad God…...
Figure Skating-Olympic champion Liu withdraws from world championships
2+ week, 3+ day ago (214+ words) Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Women Single Skating - Victory Ceremony - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 19, 2026. Gold medallist Alysa Liu of United States celebrates with her national flag after winning the Women Single Skating REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli TPX IMAGES…...
Swiatek, Gauff inspired by figure skater Liu's journey from teen burnout to Olympic gold
3+ week, 1+ day ago (320+ words) INDIAN WELLS, California, March 3 : Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff said they drew inspiration from American figure skater Alysa Liu's dramatic return from burnout to Olympic gold, a comeback all the more remarkable considering how abruptly her career had seemed to…...
Figure skating-Liu shines, Malinin stumbles in drama-filled competition
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (527+ words) MILAN, Feb 22 : Alysa Liu completed a remarkable career comeback to win the women's gold as her U.S. teammate Ilia Malinin endured a stunning collapse at an Olympic figure skating competition packed with surprises. Liu, who stepped away from the sport aged'just…...
Figure skating-Japan's Sakamoto battles America's 'Blade Angels' in wide open women's singles
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) MILAN, Feb 15 : Japan's Kaori Sakamoto faces a trio of rising Americans and a little-known but potentially dangerous Russian teenager when the women's Olympic singles figure skating event starts on Tuesday. After an all-time upset in men's singles and a controversial…...
'We are a family': US skaters rally in grief as crash anniversary nears
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (596+ words) Jan 21 : Nearly a year after a mid-air collision in Washington killed 67 people including 28 members of the U.S. figure skating community, athletes say the tight-knit sport is even more united, rallying around bereaved parents, coaches and teammates. The Jan. 29, 2025 crash above the…...
Short Track-Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer sets women's 500 metres world record
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) Short Track-Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer sets women's 500 metres world record'CNA Short Track-Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer sets women's 500 metres world record MILAN, Feb 12 : Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer set a short track world record in the women's 500 metres semifinal at the Milano…...
Figure skating's quad era reshapes sport ahead of Milano Cortina Games
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (669+ words) MILAN, Jan 26 : Figure skating will arrive at the Milano Cortina Olympics in the grip of a technical revolution led by Ilia Malinin, whose multiple'quad programmes have reset the bar and reignited debate over whether artistry can keep pace with athletic…...
Figure skating-Fournier Beaudry, Cizeron make Olympic statement with sizzling European victory
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (691+ words) SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 17 : Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France stamped themselves as Olympic contenders on Saturday, capturing their first European ice dance title with a commanding performance in their final tune-up before the Games. In their fourth international…...
Figure skating-Georgia's Egadze soars to dominant victory in European championships
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 17 : Georgia's Nika Egadze delivered the performance of his career on Saturday, landing four quadruple jumps to run away with the European men's figure skating title and leave a mistake'ridden field far behind." The 23-year-old carved through a…...