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Figure skater Alysa Liu retired for two years: How the time away helped her skating
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (532+ words) Whoever said "quitters never win," never met Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu. Liu's figure skating comeback has been remarkable so far: The 20-year-old is a 2025 world figure skating champ and an Olympic gold medalist in the Milan Cortina Games through…...
Figure skater Amber Glenn returning to Olympic ice at Milan Cortina Games
2+ day, 20+ min ago (268+ words) U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn returns to Olympic ice on Thursday to perform in the women's singles free skate program. The 26-year-old, who is the reigning three-time U.S. national champion, missed a crucial triple loop that left her in 13th place after the…...
Jordan Stolz wins his second Olympic speedskating gold medal
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (234+ words) Jordan Stolz is now a two-time Olympic gold medalist in speedskating " halfway to his goal of four at the Milan Cortina Games " after winning the 500-meter Saturday to go along with his victory in the 1,000-meter. Related video above: Team…...
French skaters edge out Chock and Bates in Olympic ice dancing final
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (185+ words) Madison Chock and Evan Bates delivered a powerful and precise performance in the Olympic ice dancing final, but were narrowly edged out by French skaters Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. "It's bittersweet," Bates said. "We skated so well and…...
Speed skaters complain of soft ice after several crashes at 2026 Winter Olympics
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (243+ words) Team USA speed skaters are encountering difficulties with soft ice conditions at the Milan Olympics, leading to several crashes during competitions. Top medal contender Corinne Stoddard fell three times, including in the 500-meter race, where she slipped and took out…...
US speedskater Jordan Stolz wins the 1,000 meters gold in an Olympic-record time
1+ week, 1+ day ago (405+ words) U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz won the men's 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday in an Olympic-record time for the first of what he hopes will be a four-gold Winter Games. Skating in the next-to-last pairing at Milano Speed Skating…...
Olympics inspires more people to hit the ice rink in Greenville County
1+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) While some of us like rooting for our favorite athletes from the comfort of our homes. Others have been inspired to follow in their footsteps. Tuesday, families from as far as Western North Carolina traveled to Greenville County's Pavilion for…...
Ilia Malinin landed first legal backflip on the Olympic ice in 48 years. These athletes did it first
1+ week, 2+ day ago (713+ words) U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin landed two backflips on the ice in his first two programs at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, much to the crowd's delight. Malinin, known as the "Quad God," was the first to show off the move…...
Who is Jutta Leerdam, the Dutch Olympic gold medalist speedskater who is engaged to Jake Paul?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) On the ice, Jutta Leerdam is a newly-minted Olympic gold speedskater for the Netherlands at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Off the ice, Leerdam gets a lot of attention for her engagement to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul " who is also at…...
American speed skaters compete in record-setting night at Milan Cortina Olympics
1+ week, 3+ day ago (221+ words) American speed skaters Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe competed in the 1000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where an Olympic record was set, and Japan claimed the bronze medal. The 1000-meter race involves skating two and a half times around…...