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Keweenaw Roller Derby skates away with season opener
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (535+ words) Keweenaw Roller Derby's jammer Suomi Slammer, right, skates past the Mid-State blockers thanks to her KRD teammates keeping them bottled up on the opposite side of the track. (Kent Kraft/For the Gazette CALUMET " Even though temperatures have stayed chilly,…...
Ilia Malinin's stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (906+ words) MILAN " It seemed only fitting that Ilia Malinin was the first one to get his Olympic gold medal after the U. S. successfully defended its team title by holding off the Japanese on Sunday night in the three-day competition at the Milan…...
Michigan Tech's Deedra Irwin dares to continue dreaming big at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) Editor's note: This story originally appeared on NCAA. org. Minutes after making history, Deedra Irwin erupted in a mixture of laughter and tears." At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the former Michigan Tech three-sport athlete placed seventh in the biathlon, a…...
World champ Malinin leads one of the strongest US Figure Skating teams ever into Winter Olympics
4+ mon, 4+ hour ago (784+ words) ST. LOUIS " World champions Ilia Malinin and the ice dance duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates will anchor one of the strongest U. S. Figure Skating teams in history when they head to Italy for the Milan Cortina Olympics in less…...
Stuffed dragons rain after Ilia Malinin's brilliant short program at US Figure Skating Championships
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (812+ words) ST. LOUIS " Ilia Malinin delivered such a flawless short program at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night that it seemed to awe even himself, and it set the 21-year-old well on his way to a fourth straight title in…...
Amber Glenn sets record at US Figure Skating Championships, leads over world champ Alysa Liu
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (847+ words) ST. LOUIS " Two-time defending champion Amber Glenn set the record for a women's short program at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night, giving her a narrow lead over world champion Alysa Liu heading into the free skate. Liu had…...
Figure skater Alisa Efimova's Olympic dream hinges on last-minute US citizenship approval
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (823+ words) ST. LOUIS " Alisa Efimova stepped off the ice and slipped into a jacket, an American flag patch on her left sleeve impossible to miss, after a brilliant performance with pairs partner Misha Mitrofanov at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday…...
Host nation Italy sets ambitious medal target for Winter Olympics despite athlete injuries
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (884+ words) MILAN " Italy will be hoping to deliver on and off the snow and ice at its home Olympics. The host nation is keen to put on a spectacular Winter Games but also wants success in terms of medals. Italian Olympic…...
Japan's Mone Chiba wins Skate Canada, holding off Olympic hopeful Isabeau Levito of the U. S.
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) The men's title and ice dance events will be decided Sunday. Chiba held a narrow lead over Levito after their short program, but the 18-year-old from Philadelphia put the pressure on with a brilliant free skate set to music from…...
Keweenaw Roller Derby skaters make Team Michigan
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (991+ words) Left: Kim Kong (left) gets lead jammer in the Friends and Family Bout on Sunday, July 20. Right: Amelia Hits Hart makes her way through the Traverse City Toxic Cherry blockers during their bout on Saturday, July 2. (Kent Kraft/For the…...