Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Is figure skating becoming acrobatics on ice?Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - There are times when Brian Boitano marvels at what he sees on the ice. And there are times - far too many times nowadays - when he shakes his head and wonders where figu...
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Two-time Olympic champion Hanyu wins Four ContinentsFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu won's the men's free skate on Sunday to claim his first Four Continents figure skating title and complet...
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Relief at skating chief Gailhaguet's 'necessary' resignationFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - After the long-serving head of France's skating federation resigned Saturday, amid suspicions that he covered up for a coach accused of rape and sexual abus...
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Japanese teen skater Kihira keeps title at Four ContinentsFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Japanese teenager Rika Kihira won the women's free skate on Saturday to capture the Four Continents figure skating title for the second straigh...
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Olympic champ Hanyu 1st after short program at 4 ContinentsFeb 07, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu finished first in the men's short program at the Four Continents figure skating competition on Friday af...
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Defending champ Rika Kihira leads at Four ContinentsFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Defending champion skater Rika Kihira of Japan produced a strong short program to lead the opening day of the Four Continents on Thursday. Skat...
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French skating head denies protecting coach accused of rapeFeb 05, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The French skating federation's long-serving president says he 'œabsolutely did not protect'ť a coach accused of rape and sexual abuse by former figure skat...
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Paris prosecutors investigate rape claims in figure skatingFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation following accusations from retired figure skater Sarah Abitbol that she was raped by a coach. Abitbol...
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French skating head asked to quit amid sex abuse claimsFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - The head of the French skating federation has been asked to resign by the country's sports minister after she grilled him over a string of accusations of sexual abuse an...
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Chen equals Boitano with 4th straight national skating titleJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Rocketman has launched - straight to a fourth national title. With stratospheric jumps and the sort of stage presence that even Elton John would ...