Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Lysacek doing double, triple jumps againOct 28, 2013 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek says he's doing double and triple jumps in practice as he tries to come back from injury in time to defend his ti...
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Weir retires from figure skatingOct 23, 2013 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — Known as much for his outrageous costumes and comments as his intriguing skating, Johnny Weir is leaving the ice for the broadcast booth. He hopes to be just ...
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Time currently Lysacek’s biggest competitionOct 12, 2013 8:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah — There were only a few dozen fans in the stands, and the lower-level figure skating competition would have little or no impact on this all-important Oly...
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Lysacek has torn labrum, will miss Skate AmericaSep 30, 2013 3:36 pm - PARK CITY, Utah — This isn’t quite the way Evan Lysacek wanted to break into acting. The reigning Olympic figure skating champion revealed Monday he’s got a torn labrum...
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Lysacek’s comeback delayed againSep 09, 2013 3:54 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympic champion Evan Lysacek’s comeback is again being delayed by injury. Lysacek, a Naperville native, was to compete later this week at the...
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Arlington Hts. figure skater, 64, is cleaning up on the 'silver' circuitAug 26, 2013 12:00 pm - Mary Ellen Gabler of Arlington Heights works in the fast-paced emergency department at Northwest Community Hospital, using her training as a psych nurse to help evaluate...
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Naperville's Lysacek begins long climb toward SochiJul 24, 2013 5:00 pm - It's been more than three years since Evan Lysacek skated off with the gold medal in Vancouver. He hasn't competed since. Yet, with the next Olympics 6½ months away, Lys...
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Oly champ Lysacek ready for Skate America returnJun 04, 2013 10:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympic champion Evan Lysacek will return to competition for the first time since Vancouver at Skate America in October. That Lysacek, a Napervi...
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Moving Picture: Grandmother shares her love of skatingMay 17, 2013 8:02 am - Two-year-old Ryan Shaffer sat on the ice in his new skates after falling down. Then ice skating instructor Karen Kay Lavris talked to him with loving encouragement and, ...
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Gold, Wagner give U.S. figure skating team a shot at SocchiMar 15, 2013 10:43 am - LONDON, Ontario — Gracie Gold knows what she wants. This is the U.S. runner-up’s first trip to worlds, and the Elk Grove Village-based skater can’t help but be a bit sta...