1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (391+ words) After stepping away from figure skating, the US star climbed back on her own terms. Her journey culminated in a medal, but it was about much more than that "I really hated skating when I quit. Like, I really didn't…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago  (229+ words) Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai win silver and bronze Alysa Liu delivered the US its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate on Thursday night to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (620+ words) Japan's skaters stole the spotlight as the Americans largely struggled in their attempts to end a two-decade medal drought Japanese teenager Ami Nakai was the surprise leader after the short program of the Olympic women's figure skating competition on a…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (517+ words) US speed skating star's four-gold pursuit continues 500m considered toughest of Stolz's individual events Entire podium finishes below previous Olympic record The men's 500m is speed skating distilled to its most unforgiving form: one and a quarter laps of the oval, no…...

1+ week, 2+ min ago  (750+ words) Heavy US favorite falls twice in the free skate For nearly two years, Ilia Malinin has made men's figure skating feel predictable in the most spectacular of ways. On Friday night on the southern outskirts of Milan, the Olympic Games…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (232+ words) Pressure, frictional heating and a disordered layer of molecules on top of the ice make skating possible Ice skating is counterintuitive: why should a narrow blade make it easier to slide over the ice? The science is surprisingly complex, but…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1553+ words) The 21-year-old has dominated speed skating for three years running. In the next 11 days, he could become not just an Olympic champion but the face of the Winter Games Each Winter Olympics produces one or two figures who come to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (834+ words) The Dutch star, who combines commercial visibility alongside elite results, won gold on Monday in front of a packed arena that included her influencer boyfriend Jutta Leerdam delivered the defining race of her career on Monday night, roaring to Olympic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (470+ words) ISU review resolves Olympic skating music dispute issue Azerbaijan complaint prompts Olympic music listing edit A politically charged dispute between the Olympic delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia over figure skating music has been resolved after skating and IOC authorities reviewed…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (865+ words) House of ice on a warming planet: Italy's turn for the Olympics winter mirage'The Guardian House of ice on a warming planet: Italy's turn for the Olympics winter mirage There will be twists, flips and turns to savour in a…...