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2-time Olympic champs Chock and Bates withdraw from ice dance worlds after Milan Cortina Olympics
1+ week, 6+ day ago (540+ words) IRAN WAR UPDATE: President Trump extends Strait of Hormuz deadline, US holds off power plant strikes for 5 days March 9, 2026, 4:41 PM Two-time Olympic champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates will not pursue a fourth straight ice dance world championship, choosing instead…...
Haymarket’s Sarah Everhardt replaces Alysa Liu at World Championships
1+ week, 6+ day ago (266+ words) GAS PRICES UP: With the Iran war intensifying, oil prices continue to rise, leading to increases at the pump NEWS ALERT: Justice Department, Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case March 9, 2026, 10:43 AM Sarah Everhardt will compete at the ISU…...
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
2+ week, 2+ day ago (380+ words) March 7, 2026, 12:53 PM Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsurprising move for the defending champ after she won the first Winter Games gold medal by an American woman in more than…...
Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight
2+ week, 6+ day ago (864+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Rain, fog hit DC area, creating slick conditions after Monday's wintry mix CLOSINGS & DELAYS: Schools in Frederick County, Maryland, open on a 2-hour delay March 3, 2026, 7:50 AM As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she'd need to learn…...
‘Now I want to be here’: Alysa Liu thrives for the US at the Olympics with a new outlook on life
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) February 6, 2026, 11:39 AM Four years ago, Liu went to the COVID-hit Beijing Olympics as a 16-year-old who despised how skating and endless hours of practice had taken over her life. A two-year break, a new outlook and a world title later,…...
Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (953+ words) February 20, 2026, 6:47 AM Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the striped hair, prominent frenulum piercing and carefree attitude never showed any worry or strain when she took the ice for her free skate on Thursday night. Instead,…...
Ilia Malinin hints at ‘inevitable crash’ amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (459+ words) LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Zillow's chief economist says DC-area home market is now affordable SEE IT: Maryland trooper saves choking baby February 16, 2026, 6:31 PM That is when Malinin is expected to skate in the traditional exhibition gala to wrap up the Olympic figure…...
Jordan Stolz wins his 2nd Olympic speedskating gold medal by adding a 500-meter title to the 1,000
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) February 14, 2026, 11:56 AM Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, is only the second man to complete the 500-1,000 double at one Olympics. He joins Eric Heiden, the American who did it as part of his record sweep of all five individual men's speedskating…...
US star Ilia Malinin falls twice in free skate, allows Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov to win Olympic gold
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) MILAN (AP) " US star Ilia Malinin falls twice in free skate, allows Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov to win Olympic gold. Copyright " 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may ... US star Ilia Malinin falls twice in free skate, allows Kazakhstan's…...
US speedskater Jordan Stolz closes in on 1,000 meters gold medal in an Olympic-record time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (297+ words) February 11, 2026, 1:55 PM If Stolz's time stood up, he would earn the first gold of what he hopes will be a four-medal appearance at these Winter Games. Skating in the next-to-last pairing at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, a temporary facility constructed…...