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Figure skating-Malinin is back, and on course for third world title
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (362+ words) PRAGUE, March 26 (Reuters) " American Ilia Malinin banished the ghosts of his disastrous Olympics on Thursday, skating into the lead after the men's short programme at the World Championships a "month after a shock eighth-place finish in Milan. The 21-year-old "Quad…...
Figure Skating-Olympic champion Liu withdraws from world championships
2+ week, 4+ day ago (213+ words) March 8 (Reuters) " U.S. Olympic champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships, the "20-year-old said on social media on "Sunday. Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic gold in women's singles at the recent…...
Olympics-Figure Skating-Japan’s Kihara says he skated through tears to claim Olympic pairs gold
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (527+ words) MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) " Figure skater Ryuichi Kihara said he could not stop crying since the early setback he and partner Riku Miura suffered on Sunday, but on Monday the duo climbed back to win Japan's first Olympic pairs gold with…...
Olympics-Figure skating-Naumov driven by memory of late parents in emotional Olympic debut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (502+ words) MILAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) " U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov said he felt the presence of his late parents as he made his Olympic debut on Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Games, delivering an emotional performance a little over a year after they…...
Olympics-Figure skating-U.S. win team gold medal at Milano Cortina Games
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (69+ words) Olympics-Figure skating-U.S. win team gold medal at Milano Cortina Games'WKZO Olympics-Figure skating-U.S. win team gold medal at Milano Cortina Games MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) " "The United States won the Olympic gold medal in the figure skating "team "event "for "the second…...
Olympics-Figure skating-Glenn to limit social media use after threats over LGBTQ+ comments
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (397+ words) MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) " U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn said she will limit her use of social media after receiving what she described as "a scary amount" of hate and threats following remarks "encouraging LGBTQ+ people to stay strong during what she…...
Olympics-Figure-skating-Once a child prodigy, Canada’s Gogolev makes memorable Games debut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (579+ words) MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) " Canada's Stephen Gogolev made a memorable Olympic debut with a third-place finish in the men's short programme of the Milano Cortina team event " a moment that once felt far from guaranteed during years of injuries after a…...
Olympics-Figure Skating-Canada’s Schizas shrugs off music issue in team event skate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (403+ words) MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) " Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas said a problem with her music " and not nerves " was the reason why she did not immediately begin her performance at the Milano Cortina Olympics, "insisting the interruption did not affect her…...
Olympics-Figure skating-U.S. lead team event after strong skates by Chock & Bates and Liu
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (608+ words) MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) " 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 United States to the top of figure skating's team event…...
Olympics-Milano Games cost more than expected, preparations were in emergency mode throughout-Games CEO
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) " The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics cost more than initially budgeted, preparations faced near impossible deadlines but organisers managed to deliver most of what was initially planned, Games CEO "Andrea Varnier said on Tuesday. Italian organisers are still rushing…...