Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Five myths about figure skatingFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Another Olympics is here, and it's time for that American ritual: becoming an armchair expert in sports you haven't watched in four years. Figure skating is one of the m...
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US skater Rippon wants Pence spat to take backseat to gamesFeb 08, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Adam Rippon doesn't want his monthlong dispute with Mike Pence over the vice president's record on gay rights to overshadow his long-awaite...
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Addison native helps U.S. into second after Day 1 of team figure skating eventFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford made up for teammate Patrick Chan's shaky short program Friday to give Canada the lead in the team competition a...
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How to watch figure skating at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is figure skating? A: Arguably the marquee sport at the Winter Olympics, figure skating needs little introduction. With grace, grit and often controversy, a...
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United Airlines gives Carpentersville Olympian tickets for her familyFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - United Airlines made an Olympic figure skater's dream come true by providing plane tickets for her family to join her in Pyeongchang. When Carpentersville native Bradie ...
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What's new in Olympic figure skating? LyricsFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Figure skating has always been performance art - the only winter sport in which athletes compete in sequined costumes and are scored, in part, o...
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Special Olympians skate with Disney on IceFeb 06, 2018 10:00 pm - A group of former Special Olympics athletes, now skating with the Chicagoland Ice Theatre Inspirations, based in Crystal Lake, performed for the Disney On Ice stars rece...
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Boyang Jin beats Uno to win Four Continents figure skatingJan 27, 2018 6:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Boyang Jin of China jumped his way to gold at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in the last international competition before the Pye...
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Russia's wait for Olympic invites gives hope to reservesJan 20, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Tiffani Zagorski and Jonathan Guerreiro aren't typical Russian Olympians, but it won't be a typical Olympics for Russia. The British-born Zagorski and Aust...
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Russia's latest star Zagitova takes European goldJan 20, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Alina Zagitova's nearly flawless free skate on Saturday not only won gold in her debut at the European Figure Skating Championships, but also snapped the t...