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U.S. skater Maxim Naumov makes an emotional Olympic debut one year after losing parents in plane crash
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina Games that fulfilled a dream they had long shared together. Former…...
Learning to ice skate — at 67
3+ week, 3+ day ago (751+ words) I wobbled, lurched and clung desperately to the waist-high wall that circled the ice rink. What was I thinking when I decided to start ice skating lessons at age 67? Doubled over the dasher boards, I realized I was wrong. Suddenly,…...
America's top figure skaters dazzled St. Louis. I left with a new love for the sport.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (17+ words) America's top figure skaters dazzled St. Louis. I left with a new love for the sport.WBUR...
Boston-based figure skaters prepare for world stage as their community grapples with tragedy
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (670+ words) Two skaters based at The Skating Club of Boston are preparing for the biggest competition of their partnership: the World Figure Skating Championships. The skating club recently lost six members of its community in the tragic plane crash in D.C. Alisa…...