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How did Emily Chan of McKinney fare in Olympic pairs figure skating Monday?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (688+ words) Turns out they were just making it more dramatic. The two-time defending world champions rebounded Monday night with a world-record free skate under the current scoring system, lifting them'from fifth place'all the way to the top step of the podium…...
Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater, puts spotlight on yearslong problem
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (800+ words) Of course it would take those mischievous Minions to thrust what has become a yearslong musical nightmare for figure skaters into the global spotlight just days before they step onto the ice for the Milano Cortina Olympics. Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc…...
Plano native, Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn leads ‘Stars on Ice’ tour coming to Allen
3+ week, 6+ day ago (207+ words) Fresh off helping the American figure skating team to gold at the Winter Olympics, North Texas local Amber Glenn is returning home. The Plano native Glenn along with fellow gold medalist Alysa Liu and the "Quad God," Ilia Malinin, are…...
Plano’s Amber Glenn rebounds with a season-best free skate, finishes fifth at the Olympics
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (446+ words) It nearly turned a hopeless night into one that ended with a medal. The three-time reigning U.S. champion, whose crucial error in Tuesday night's short program seemed to take her out medal contention, thrust herself right back into it with a…...
After Amber Glenn’s mistake, U.S. hopes are with Alysa Liu in women’s singles free skate
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (708+ words) The 20-year-old Liu scored 76.59 points for an impeccable short program on Tuesday night, leaving the freethinking native of the San Francisco Bay area just over two points behind Nakai and less than a point back of Sakamoto in the individual…...
‘I had it’: Plano’s Amber Glenn falters in short program at 2026 Winter Olympics
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (437+ words) The Olympic struggles continued for Plano's Amber Glenn as she skated to a disappointing 13th position after the short program in the women's singles figure skating competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics. She landed the difficult triple axel " one of only…...
Amber Glenn struggles but U.S. figure skating secures team gold at Winter Olympics
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (703+ words) MILAN " Ilia Malinin beat Japanese rival Shun Sato in a head-to-head showdown at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday night, helping the U.S. defend its team figure skating gold medal by breaking a deadlock with Japan in the final session of…...
How figure skating became a comfort zone for the LGBTQ+ community amid perilous times
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) The moment Amber Glenn stepped onto the ice at figure skating's world championships, fans began to wave American flags, from the lowest rows inside TD Garden to the highest rafters, where the jerseys of Boston's sporting greats hang in honor....
Cold rink, big shift: Heat restored at Southern Skates as Dallas seeks private manager
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (936+ words) At Southern Skates, workers relied on red overhead lights " the warmest color available " to fight the chill. The city-owned roller skating rink in Oak Cliff had gone months without heat, until Wednesday. It comes as Dallas moves to shift its…...
Dallas' only roller rink draws skaters to Oak Cliff
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (27+ words) Dallas' only roller rink draws skaters to Oak Cliff'Dallas News Dallas' only roller rink draws skaters to Oak Cliff 6:45 AM on Jan 16, 2026 CST...