Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Exhilarating performances for US men, but still no medalsApr 02, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Max Aaron rushed into the kiss-and-cry area to embrace Adam Rippon. Rippon had just skated a rousing long program at the world championships Friday, moment...
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Medvedeva, 16, wins world title with record free skate scoreApr 02, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Sixteen-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva started giggling when she learned her free skate score at the world championships had set a record. Then she summed it u...
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China's Sui, Han lead after pairs short program at worldsApr 01, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were asked about their chemistry after taking the lead in pairs at the world championships with a lively short program. Su...
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Gold in position to win 1st US women's world title in decadeApr 01, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Gracie Gold uttered the words "possible world champion," then winced a bit. "I feel uncomfortable saying it," she acknowledged with a laugh. In three previ...
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American Gracie Gold leads after short program at worldsMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A long program yet to come, Gracie Gold feels confident enough to declare that perhaps it's time for the first world title by an American woman in a decade...
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France's Papadakis, Cizeron repeat as ice dance world champsMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Asked about the six stitches she needed for her knee a couple of weeks ago for a gash from partner Guillaume Cizeron's skate, Gabriella Papadakis cheerfull...
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Japan's Hanyu leads after flawless short program at worldsMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Yuzuru Hanyu, the Japanese skating star who often trains in Toronto, started to answer a question in English about the pressure he faces and then had to st...
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France's Papadakis, Cizeron lead after short dance at worldsMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A few months ago, Gabriella Papadakis could only skate slowly around the rink. The reigning ice dance world champion with Guillaume Cizeron, France's Papad...
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Olympic gold medalist Hanyu favored to win world titleMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The stuffed Winnie the Pooh that doubles as a box for tissues still accompanies Yuzuru Hanyu to his practices, resting on the boards in front of coach Bria...
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Hochstein of US reaches 1st world championships at age 25Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Grant Hochstein wakes up at 5 a.m. most days, not to work on his own skating but to teach the sport to others. The 25-year-old American is accomplished eno...