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mymotherlode.com > sports > top-sports-general-news > 10/58/7049 > figure-skaters-with-disabilities-seek-a-place-in-the-paralympic-spotlight.html

Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight

3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (954+ words) OLY Paralympics Skating Pioneers As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she'd need to learn how to land on ice. Now she's part of a movement hoping to get figure skating into the Paralympics. Skating sports are a big…...

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mymotherlode.com > sports > olympics > 10/53/3576 > japans-ami-nakai-surges-into-olympic-lead-after-short-program-as-us-struggles-at-the-winter-games.html

Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games

2+ week, 20+ min ago  (868+ words) Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while three-time world champion Sakamoto " the reigning Winter Games bronze medalist " was right behind with 77.23 as…...

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mymotherlode.com > entertainment > 10/53/2547 > madonna-sends-good-luck-message-to-american-figure-skater-amber-glenn-at-olympics.html

Madonna sends good luck message to American figure skater Amber Glenn before Olympic short program

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (524+ words) Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating More like a wish and a dream. Just before Glenn performed her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday night, which is set to Madonna's song "Like a Prayer," she received a video…...

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mymotherlode.com > sports > olympics > 10/53/0307 > riku-miura-and-ryuichi-kihara-win-japans-first-olympic-pairs-gold-with-a-world-record-free-skate.html > amp

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with a world-record free skate - myMotherLode.com

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (702+ 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…...

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mymotherlode.com > sports > olympics > 10/51/1554 > us-speedskater-jordan-stolz-set-to-race-in-the-1000-meters-at-the-milan-cortina-olympics.html

US speedskater Jordan Stolz set to race in the 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (461+ words) Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, entered the race as the holder of the world record and a two-time world champion at the distance. He also went 5-for-5 on the World Cup circuit this season in the 1,000, confirming his status as…...

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mymotherlode.com > news > world > 10/50/9377 > us-skating-star-ilia-malinin-leads-after-near-perfect-short-program-at-the-milan-cortina-olympics.html

US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (893+ words) Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating 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…...

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mymotherlode.com > entertainment > 10/50/0809 > russian-skater-petr-gumennik-becomes-latest-olympian-to-change-music-due-to-copyright-issues.html

Russian skater Petr Gumennik becomes latest Olympian to change music due to copyright issues

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (509+ words) Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating 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…...

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Russian skater Petr Gumennik becomes latest Olympian to change music due to copyright issues - myMotherLode.com

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (504+ 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…...

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mymotherlode.com > sports > olympics > 10/49/4229 > now-i-want-to-be-here-alysa-liu-thrives-for-the-us-at-the-olympics-with-a-new-outlook-on-life.html

‘Now I want to be here’: Alysa Liu thrives for the US at the Olympics with a new outlook on life

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (452+ words) Four years ago, Liu went to the COVID-hit Beijing Olympics as a 16-year-old who despised how skating and endless hours of practice had taken over her life. A two-year break, a new outlook and a world title later, it's all…...

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mymotherlode.com > sports > olympics > 10/49/4201 > vance-attends-olympic-skating-then-meets-with-italian-prime-minister-meloni.html

Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (475+ words) Milan Cortina Olympics Meloni Vance Vance is on a weeklong visit that combines sports and diplomacy, meeting with Meloni at a time when U.S. relations with Europe have become increasingly strained under President Donald Trump, who has shaken up the rules-based…...