Olympics
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Davis, White win 6th straight US ice dance titleJan 11, 2014 6:05 pm - BOSTON — A record sixth straight U.S. ice dance title. A personal best at the national championships, with the highest score possible for their free skate routine. And,...
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Gracie Gold shines bright at U.S. ChampionshipsJan 11, 2014 3:00 pm - BOSTON — Gracie Gold won her first U.S. figure skating title Saturday night and all but guaranteed herself a spot at the Olympics. Still to be decided is who joins her ...
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Castelli and Shnapir win figure skating pairsJan 11, 2014 2:21 pm - BOSTON — Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir have won the pairs title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. With a James Bond-themed routine to the music from Skyfall...
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Buffalo Grove native Bozek smiling all the way to SochiJan 11, 2014 7:00 am - Nathan Newmark, a senior goalie on the Stevenson hockey team, recalls the time about 10 years ago when he was playing street hockey in the driveway of his Buffalo Grove ...
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Abbott wins men’s short programJan 10, 2014 8:16 pm - BOSTON — After one of the best programs of a career that already includes three national titles, Jeremy Abbott nearly did a pratfall. He would have been entitled followi...
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Davis, White win short dance at U.S. championshipsJan 10, 2014 5:37 pm - BOSTON — Meryl Davis and Charlie White didn’t have to think about their footwork and spins. Those elements of their short dance were near-flawless, as is frequently the ...
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Gold wins women’s short program at nationalsJan 09, 2014 8:19 pm - BOSTON — By not forgetting last year, Gracie Gold did something very memorable in these U.S. Championships. Gold, an Elk Grove native, easily skated off with the women’s...
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Buffalo Grove honors hometown Olympian Megan BozekJan 09, 2014 3:00 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees this week recognized the accomplishments of Megan Bozek, the Stevenson High School graduate who on New Year's Day was named to the 2014 Women's Ol...
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Without Vonn, U.S. team needs to find top gearJan 09, 2014 12:54 pm - ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Less than five weeks before the Sochi Olympics downhill, the U.S. women’s Alpine ski team is still trying to click into gear. Going into...
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IOC President Bach to meet Rousseff about Rio 2016 issuesJan 08, 2014 11:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will meet later this month with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and organizers of Rio's 2016 Ol...