Articles filed under Figure Skating
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It's Russians, then everybody else in figure skating short programFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Even before the first figure-skater's blade carved a mark on the surface of the Gangneung Ice Arena in the women's short program, the question w...
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American triumph and disappointment in Olympic ice danceFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Ecstasy, heartbreak and a crash. Kind of sums up the American ice dance experience at the Winter Olympics. The Shib Sibs - Maia and older b...
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Virtue, Moir win ice dance for 3rd career Olympic gold medalFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were the last couple to leave the ice after their warmup early Tuesday, the Canadian ice dancers soaking in eve...
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Carpentersville skater Tennell's Olympic performance doesn't disappoint home crowdFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - For Emily Soto, watching her onetime rival and now best friend make it to the Olympic arena evoked a feeling beyond description. "I'm blown away," said Soto, 21, just a ...
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Shibutanis prove siblings can succeed in sometimes-steamy ice danceFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The night before they won their first Olympic medal, Alex and Maia Shibutani were frustrated. They skated what they believed to be their best sh...
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Essay: Who knew Olympians were so small - and so vulnerable?Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The first thing I noticed about ice dancer Madison Chock was that she was so much smaller in person. Most on-ice athletes are. The skates normal...
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Virtue, Moir lead ice dancing after record short danceFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir sat flanked by their training partners, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron on one side, Madison Hubbell ...
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2 Americans skating for South Korea make cut in ice danceFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - As she sat in the kiss-and-cry area awaiting the marks, Yura Min already had tears rolling down her cheeks. And when she saw the short danc...
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US shows power in Olympic short dance with 3rd, 4th and 7thFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir might be the greatest of all ice dancers. France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron likely a...
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Wardrobe issues causes Olympic stress for French skatersFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - The first notes of Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" had just played when Gabriella Papadakis suddenly became aware that people were about to see...