Articles filed under Figure Skating
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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...
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Hanyu's path to 2nd Olympic gold was paved with patienceFeb 18, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Yuzuru Hanyu was on crutches with a badly injured ankle when his coach Brian Orser asked the 2014 Olympic champion what his goal was for 20...
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"Shy kid" Karen Chen has a plan for fighting off nervesFeb 18, 2018 6:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - Karen Chen found herself in a room full of athletes, and she froze. The 18-year-old American figure skater describes herself as a "shy ki...
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Where you from? Sometimes, skaters have surprise answerFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - There's a Russian skating for Australia who at first thought she was headed to Austria. Two Americans are ice dancing for host South Korea....
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Hanyu defends Olympic gold medal in men's figure skatingFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Yuzuru Hanyu was introduced as the Olympic gold medalist, skated over to the podium and jumped high onto it. With a perfect landing, natura...
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Self-proclaimed 'icon' Adam Rippon takes final Olympic skateFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Adam Rippon put his hands over his face and let the cheers wash over. He waved and smiled, and when the crowd kept clapping, he jumped wher...
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American ice dancer still relies on mom to make her costumesFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Susan Hubbell once found a piece of lace from the 1920s, probably the last such piece in existence, and paid hundreds of dollars so she cou...
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Chen, Zhou, Rippon land in top 10 in figure skatingFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Three spots in the top 10. A victory in the free skate. Sounds like a pretty good Olympics for the U.S. men. It was, sort of. Two-time Amer...
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Constable: Disabled skaters save Olympic-style competitionFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - Some kids, and probably a few adults, cried. They couldn't believe Special Olympics Illinois, citing dwindling numbers of ice skaters, proclaimed that last year's annual...
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American figure skater Vincent Zhou is brilliant, bemusingFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - The personality of American figure skater Vincent Zhou, who made his Olympic debut with a superb short program Friday, was neatly summed up...