Articles filed under Figure Skating
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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...
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Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP FinalNov 27, 2016 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada set a record score to win the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy on Sunday and qua...
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Hanyu tops 300 points to win NHK TrophyNov 26, 2016 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu topped the 300-point mark to win the NHK Trophy on Saturday and qualify for the figure skating Grand Prix Final. Hany...