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Fate of skate park uncertain as dangers force closure in Londonderry
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (355+ words) Londonderry officials are trying to decide the best move forward for an aging town skate park, where many say friendships were made and community connections were strong. The park located off Sargent Road near town fields and playgrounds has been…...
In Vermont, gliding along on natural ice
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (740+ words) Figure skaters stroke westward on the half-mile-long skating trail on the frozen Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vt. , on Jan. 23, 2022. At left, on another section of the lake that has been cleared of ice, a person with a hockey stick stands…...
Figure skating: Malinin powers US past Japan to Olympic team gold in Milan
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (896+ words) Team figure skating gold medalists Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, Ellie Kam, Danny O'Shea, Madison Chock, Evan Bates and Alysa Liu of the United States celebrate. "Quad God" Ilia Malinin vaulted the United States above Japan and to the top of…...
U. S. leads team event after strong skates by Chock and Bates, Liu
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (530+ words) Madison Chock and Evan Bates ignited the ice with a commanding rhythm dance before teammate Alysa Liu followed with a fearless, free-wheeling skate on Friday, propelling the U. S. to the top of figure skating's team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics....
Tony Hawk puts his history-making '900' skateboard up for auction
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (498+ words) Skateboarding great Tony Hawk has announced that he is putting his most famous deck up for auction with the goal of raising money to build skateparks in underserved areas. Hawk landed his groundbreaking "900" " 2" full mid-air rotations " at the 1999 X Games…...