Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Britain to host figure skating Grand Prix event for 1st timeJul 21, 2022 11:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Britain will host a figure skating Grand Prix event for the first time after the International Skating Union awarded it an event that China ...
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Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu stepping away from competitive skatingJul 19, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. Hanyu seemed to leave the door open to a ...
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Finland to host figure skating Grand Prix instead of RussiaJul 14, 2022 11:23 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Finland will host a round of the figure skating Grand Prix series which was removed from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the Inter...
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Executive director Ramsey Baker to leave US Figure SkatingJun 24, 2022 7:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Ramsey Baker is leaving U.S. Figure Skating at the end of the year, leaving the organization in search of an executive director after a su...
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Samsung executive elected to lead skating governing bodyJun 10, 2022 9:00 am - PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - A South Korean executive with Olympic sponsor Samsung was elected Friday as new president of the International Skating Union. Kim Jae-youl garner...
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Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 OlympicsJun 07, 2022 12:00 pm - PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kam...
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Figure skating body details proposal to hike age limit to 17May 02, 2022 5:30 am - GENEVA (AP) - Figure skating's governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other international events. The proposal w...
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Torvill and Dean being honored by Ice Theater of New YorkApr 30, 2022 9:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, considered the trailblazers of modern ice dance, will be honored May 9 by Ice Theater of New York. The 1984 Olympic c...
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Russian seeks to keep senior role at skating federationApr 27, 2022 12:30 pm - GENEVA (AP) - A Russian official was among the candidates announced Wednesday for the International Skating Union's elections in June, if he is allowed to stand to retai...
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Russia stripped of hosting figure skating Grand Prix eventApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia has been stripped of hosting an event on figure skating's Grand Prix circuit next season because of the country's war on Ukraine. The...