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Speed skating: More on Ivanie Blondin
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1155+ words) The penultimate day of the Milan Cortina Games saw Norway's Johannes Klaebo make history in the Winter Olympics. Klaebo completed his clean sweep of gold medals by winning the cross-country 50km men's mass start, setting the record for golds in one…...
For Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn, figure skating worlds bring a fresh start
3+ week, 2+ day ago (689+ words) Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin, at last year's world championships. A year later, they're both looking to shake off Olympic disappointment. Joosep Martinson / International Skating Union via Getty Images The focus on figure skating shifts to Prague. A month removed…...
Short track speed skating: 5000-meter relay A Final is underway
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (971+ words) Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Games included seven more Winter Olympic gold medal winners. American Alex Ferreira won the gold in the freestyle skiing halfpipe competition, capturing his third Olympic medal and his first gold. Antoinette Ripjma-de Jong claimed the…...
Behind the scenes of Alysa Liu's Olympic victory tour and her new level of fame
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1621+ words) NEW YORK " It's 8: 04 a. m. Alysa Liu stands in a crowded green room inside Rockefeller Center, lowkey freaking out. That same newly minted superstar now has awe in her eyes at a pending connection. The gold medalist, finally, looks rattled. "I just…...
Ilia Malinin, figure skating's "Quad God,' has an NHL connection " through skate laces
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (463+ words) Ilia Malinin's skate laces " a gift from Alex Ovechkin " have been visible in his training sessions. Matthew Stockman / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Ilia Malinin " figure skating's "Quad God" and a breakout star of…...
Jordan Stolz ends Milan Olympics with 3 medals after 4th-place showing in mass start
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (661+ words) Jordan Stolz will finish with three medals from the Milan Cortina Games after coming up just short of the podium in his final race. Sarah Stier / Getty Images MILAN " In a bid for his fourth Olympic medal, speedskater Jordan Stolz…...
Alysa Liu's defining Olympic night and a shine that bucks her sport's expectations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1249+ words) MILAN " The gold Alysa Liu seemed to care most about was her dress. She couldn't wait to show off the custom sleeveless costume covered in shimmering sequins. It sparkled like a strobe light under this Olympic fluorescence. That's what she…...
At her home rink, Alysa Liu a "hero" for making Oakland golden
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (950+ words) Fans of figure skater Alysa Liu gathered at the Oakland Ice Center, her home rink, to watch her win Olympic gold. Torrey Hart / The Athletic The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. OAKLAND, Calif. " This is not an…...
How Alysa Liu Won Women's Figure Skating Gold for U. S. at 2026 Olympics
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (862+ words) In one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of figure skating, Alysa Liu of the United States, who quit the sport after the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reclaimed her career on her own joyous terms and won the gold medal…...
Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win Olympic figure skating gold in 24 years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1277+ words) Wang Zhao / AFP via Getty Images MILAN " Phillip Di Guglielmo poured himself a glass of a California red and tried his best to talk her out of it. "Nobody walks away and comes back," he said, re-telling the story of…...