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Historic Dayton skating rink hosts wedding reception on wheels
21+ hour, 25+ min ago (692+ words) Aaron and Lacey (n'e Wilson) Poston skate with friends during their wedding reception at the Hoover Skate Arena." A Dayton couple celebrated their nuptials with a wedding reception at the historic Hoover Skate Arena in West Dayton." Aaron and Lacey…...
Dutch fans roar for speedskater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong's Olympic gold in the 1, 500
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (545+ words) When she was introduced before her heat in the 1, 500 meters. When the arena's video boards showed her ahead of the pace set by the previous leader. And, most ear-splittingly, when Rijpma-de Jong crossed the line and the number "1" appeared by…...
Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (740+ words) The 21-year-old from Virginia delivered a crucial free skate on Sunday night for the winning American team, filled with his trademark quadruple jumps, and punctuated the gold medal-clinching performance with his dramatic backflip. It's a move known today as "the…...
Poland's Kamila Sellier stretchered off after opponent's blade slices above her eye in Olympic 1500
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) Sellier went down along with 15-time Olympic medalist Ariana Fontana of Italy and American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, who was penalized for an illegal lane pass that contributed to the accident. That kept her from advancing through the quarterfinal round. The…...
Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1, 000 speedskating double gold at the Olympics
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) I mean, I guess it's halfway, but it's hard to say it's like a 50% chance to get the other two," Stolz said. Because you never know what can happen." Heiden, of course, completed a record sweep of all five individual…...
US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (873+ words) The American wunderkind didn't exactly deliver a knockout blow to the rest of the field. He came close, though. The self-styled "Quad God" landed a pair of quadruple jumps, another jaw-dropping backflip and his signature "raspberry twist," piling up 108. 16 points…...
Russian skater Petr Gumennik becomes latest Olympian to change music due to copyright issues
4+ mon, 3+ hour ago (499+ words) Gumennik, who is participating as a neutral athlete at the Winter Games, had been working all season to music from "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer," a psychological thriller film. But the 23-year-old Russian national champion learned in the last…...
Mikhail Shaidorov earns gold in men's figure skating after collapse by 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (936+ words) The 21-year-old U. S. figure skater stumbled twice during an uncharacteristically sloppy performance in the men's free skate on Friday, opening the door for Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to win a stunning gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Dubbed the "Quad God,…...
PHOTOS: Timeless Tales Family Skate Day at River Scape Metro Park
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (11+ words) Dayton Daily News...
Metro Parks Ice Rink opens for season Nov. 28: A "must do" for the holidays
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Holiday music, twinkling lights, festive treats and lap after lap around the rink with family and friends " nothing says the holidays quite like a night at the Metro Parks Ice Rink. That winter wonderland has something for everyone with open…...