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Skating rink expected to roll into Texarkana by mid-July
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (46+ words) Texarkana Gazette Skating rink expected to roll into Texarkana by mid-July TEXARKANA, Texas -- A new Skate America roller skating rink is expected to open in mid-July 2026 at 2729 New Boston Road, Lot 90....
Here's how Cortina's ice tech, dubbed curling's Michael Jackson, prepares the Olympic ice
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (726+ words) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The Winter Games' thirst for viral moments is ushering Mark Callan, the head ice technician for curling, into the global spotlight. Social media users have dubbed the sturdy, silver-haired Glaswegian "the Michael Jackson of curling." That's after…...
From cathedrals to Dolomites: Milan-Cortina Olympics pose a massive logistical test
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (963+ 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…...
Malinin leads solid U. S. Figure Skating teams into Olympics
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (772+ 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…...