Articles filed under Figure Skating
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LeDuc to become 1st openly nonbinary US Winter Games athleteFeb 02, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Adam Rippon delivered one of those quintessential Olympic moments four years ago in Pyeongchang, when his dazzling free skate helped to clinch the bronze ...
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The Innovation Game: Hanyu pushes figure skating boundariesJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - One of the most difficult things to do in sports is originate, to create a new jump, trick or stunt nobody has ever seen. It's a brutal balancing act faced by elite ath...
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Adam Rippon looks back at his role in 2018 OlympicsJan 28, 2022 6:00 am - So, it's just another competition? Got to treat the Winter Olympics that way? Many athletes say that, perhaps trying to convince themselves that the Games are a regular,...
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The age-old question in figure skating: How old is too old?Jan 27, 2022 6:00 am - Tara Lipinski was a sprightly 15-year-old ballerina-on-ice when she won figure skating gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Sarah Hughes was but a year older when she did t...
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Rippon boosts Bell's Olympic chase with advice and supportJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - As Mariah Bell ripped through two brilliant routines to win her first national championship earlier this month, the guy by the end boards wildly celebrating drew almost ...
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Chen vs Hanyu the latest in Olympic figure skating rivalriesJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - In the pantheon of figure skating rivalries, Nancy and Tonya soars like a triple lutz above the rest. Two athletes in their prime, each trying to be America's golden gir...
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Cha overcomes fall to win Four Continents figure skatingJan 23, 2022 6:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Cha Jun-hwan overcame a fall at the start of his free skate to become the first South Korean man to win gold at the Four Continents figure skatin...
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Japan's Mihara wins 2nd Four Continents figure skating titleJan 22, 2022 6:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Mai Mihara won her second career Four Continents figure skating title on Saturday in a strong recovery from missing out on the Japanese team for ...
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Green, Parsons win Four Continents ice dance titleJan 21, 2022 6:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Caroline Green and Michael Parsons of the United States won the ice dance title at the Four Continents figure skating championships on Friday, wh...
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U.S. leads in 2 events at Four Continents figure skatingJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - The United States took the lead in the pairs and ice dance on the first day of the Four Continents figure skating championships on Thursday, and ...