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Costa Mesa celebrates groundbreaking of new and improved skate park
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (650+ words) The Costa Mesa Skate Park became an oasis for Nikki Chase's son with special needs, Sandler Chase, when bullies began tormenting him at the start of sixth grade. He found friendship and built up his confidence there. And when his…...
As beloved Valley Ice Center faces demolition, hockey families fight to save it
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (855+ words) For nearly three decades, the L. A. Kings Valley Ice Center has served as a second home for hundreds of young hockey players in the San Fernando Valley. Now, that future is on thin ice. The Panorama City facility is set to…...
After shedding pressure, American Alysa Liu rides wave of joy to Olympic gold medal
3+ mon, 1+ hour ago (729+ words) MILAN'She flipped her hair. She shrugged. She dusted her hands off. Alysa Liu makes winning an Olympic gold medal look easy. The 20-year-old became the first U. S. woman to win the Olympic singles title since 2002, electrifying the crowd at Milano Ice…...
U. S. women's figure skating medal hopes rest on Alysa Liu's shoulders
3+ mon, 17+ hour ago (758+ words) Welcome to your daily review and preview of this year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. My name is John Cherwa and I'm your tour director for the Games as we start to get closer to the end with the U. S. running out of strong…...
Amber Glenn hopes she can still experience the Olympic moment of her dreams
3+ mon, 10+ hour ago (780+ words) MILAN'The medal wasn't what Amber Glenn wanted. When she botched the final jump of her otherwise faultless short program, it was the shattering of her dream that left Glenn more distraught than the score that dropped her to 13th place. "I…...
L. A. designer Lisa Mc Kinnon draws on her roots to create U. S. figure skating dresses
3+ mon, 11+ hour ago (596+ words) When women take the ice for Thursday's Olympic free skate in the global fashion capital of Milan, five skaters will compete in dresses made by Los Angeles-based designer Lisa Mc Kinnon. Mc Kinnon has become the must-have name in figure…...
Alysa Liu shines, while Amber Glenn is haunted by a big mistake in Olympic figure skating
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (183+ words) MILAN'Then there is one. With three strong contenders for the podium in the women's Olympic figure skating competition, the United States' hopes now rest almost completely on Alysa Liu, who finished in third place in the short program on Tuesday....
Jordan Stolz wins 500 meters for his second speedskating gold of Winter Olympics
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (173+ words) MILAN'Before the final competitors hit the last turn, Jordan Stolz's coach was already unfolding a U. S. flag. Brittany Bowe and Hilary Knight have been dating since 2022 and both are looking to cap their prolific Winter Olympic careers by winning gold in…...
Alysa Liu helps U. S. take lead in Olympic figure skating team competition
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (640+ words) MILAN'Alysa Liu glided past the boards and held her hand out. She high-fived her coaches with a wide smile on her face. Liu calmly skated through minor technical missteps on two jumps in her short program during the Milan-Cortina Olympic…...
From cathedrals to Dolomites: Milan-Cortina Olympics pose a massive logistical test
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1087+ words) MILAN'History didn't begin in Italy, but it made a number of significant advances there. The foundations for representative government, the 365-day Julian calendar, modern sanitation, newspapers, roads and the postal system were established in Rome. Centuries later, the rest of…...