Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Nathan Chen leads the way at US figure skating championshipsJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The pain in his hip is gone. All that's left is a surgical screw and a scar. Nathan Chen hardly thinks about it these days, when he's gliding ove...
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Wagner leads (relatively) old guard for US figure skatingJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ashley Wagner remembers being glued to her TV in the winter of 1998, when a sprightly young figure skater named Tara Lipinski was dazzling the ju...
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Former Ukrainian champ coaches area skaters, Gracie GoldJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - Buffalo Grove resident Alex Ouriashev says he's grateful to the parents of the young ice skaters who helped launch his coaching career that has included Olympian Gracie ...
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Men's champ Rippon, Olympian Edmunds withdraw from nationalsJan 09, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Adam Rippon was warming up for practice late last week, preparing to defend his U.S. figure skating title, when a seemingly innocuous movement wa...
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Hanyu and Medvedeva retain their GP Final titlesDec 10, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Russian teen Evgenia Medvedeva and Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu did not even need their best skating to successfully defend their Grand Prix Final title...
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Medvedeva begins Grand Prix Final defense with world recordDec 09, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Defending champion Evgenia Medvedeva began the defense of her Grand Prix Final title in emphatic style, thrilling the crowd with a world record ...
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Hanyu leads as he bids for 4th straight Grand Prix Final winDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Yuzuru Hanyu took the lead with an electrifying performance in the short program on Thursday to stay on course for a fourth straight Grand Prix ...
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Hanyu prepares for a strong Hernandez challenge at GP FinalDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Bidding to win the Grand Prix Final for the fourth straight year, Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan faces stiff competition ...
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The US has become the world power in ice danceDec 06, 2016 6:00 am - Even without the defending Olympic champions, the proof is right there on the ice: The U.S. has become the world power in ice dance. For the second straight year, three ...
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Hawthorn Woods woman, one of Chicago's first female paramedics, diesDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - Trudy "Casey" Stryganek was born into show business, first performing as a young child with her family acrobatic troupe and then as a teen with her twin sister in the Ic...