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Despite lack of rinks, roller skating is picking up steam in Southwestern Pa.
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (1274+ words) Back before Facebook, i Phones and Tik Tok videos, the social scene looked very different. In the latter half of the 20th century, kids found many different ways to look cool, have fun and hang out with their friends. And that's…...
Alysa Liu gives US its first women's figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years, bests Japanese rivals
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu delivered the U. S. its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan Cortina…...
American Alysa Liu sits within 2 points of lead heading into Olympic free skate
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (741+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu will try to end a 24-year drought for American women in Olympic figure skating Thursday night when the "Blade Angel" attempts to chase down Japanese rivals Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the free skate at the…...
Ilia Malinin's stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (703+ words) MILAN " Ilia Malinin beat Japanese rival Shun Sato in a head-to-head showdown at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday night, helping the U. S. defend its team figure skating gold medal by breaking a deadlock with Japan in the final session of…...
Has figure skating reached limits of human performance as Olympics approach?
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (882+ words) It was at a relatively minor event in upstate New York in September 2022 that Ilia Malinin, the self-anointed "Quad God" who was fast becoming the biggest name in figure skating, finally landed the jump that so many people had thought…...