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Painesville skateboarders, city break ground on new skate park
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (681+ words) Eleven years after he first approached the city about a new skate park, Jerod Mulqueeny and other members of the Painesville Skateboarding Association helped celebrate the groundbreaking for that project. They gathered at the future skate park site on July…...
Kiss-and-cry: Is figure skating’s voyeuristic staple worth mental health toll on its athletes?
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (865+ words) MILAN — Kristi Yamaguchi thought she had done enough to win the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Even the dress she was wearing that night was accented with gold. But it wasn’t until Yamaguchi heard her scores…...
Disney on Ice’s ‘Jump In!’ skating into Cleveland’s Rocket Arena
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (512+ words) Getting lost along the way is part of the adventure. That’s what skater Cassandra Ablack — who will appear in the Disney on Ice production “Jump In!,” running Jan. 14 through 18 at Cleveland’s Rocket Arena — learned while growing up in Toronto. Despite…...
Third annual Painesville Safety Town Skate Party planned
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (117+ words) news-herald.com Organizers are planning a skate party to raise funds for Painesville’s Safety Town program. The third-annual Painesville Safety Town Skate Party is set to run from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the City Skate Center, 63 W. Walnut Ave....
Ilia Malinin: The 20-year-old American figure skater redefining the sport
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (715+ words) All that Ilia Malinin must do now is deliver on the Olympic stage. The 20-year-old American phenom has waited four long years for the Milan Cortina Games, after he was controversially left off the U.S. team for the Beijing Olympics. It…...
World champ Malinin leads one of the strongest US Figure Skating teams ever into Winter Olympics
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (739+ words) Malinin, fresh off his fourth straight national title, will be the prohibitive favorite to follow in the footsteps of Nathan Chen by delivering another men’s gold medal for the American squad when he steps on the ice at the Milano…...
Big crowds hit the rink for free Mentor Skate Day
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (458+ words) Mentor Ice Arena Manager Bill Furman couldn’t help but smile when he looked around the crowded lobby and the bustling main rink during Mentor Skate Day. Not only does the event bring all generations of families together for a free…...
Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games
7+ mon, 23+ hour ago (409+ words) The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are…...
Mentor Ice Arena hosts 19th Diamond Classic Synchronized Skating Competition
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) The 19th Diamond Classic Synchronized Skating Competition at the Mentor Ice Arena brought big crowds and 37 teams from across the country for an event that Chairperson Sue Clemente said she hopes will only keep growing. “We would love to have more…...
Figure skater returns to Mentor Ice Arena as rec coordinator
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (559+ words) Michelle Walters comes from a figure skating background, having trained in Mentor and many surrounding area ice rinks from the mid-1980s until 1998 when she graduated from Mentor High. Walters is bringing that passion for the sport and for young skaters in…...