What to know about figure skating, a cornerstone of the Winter Olympics

Figure skating has long been a cornerstone of the Olympics, pre-dating the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 with appearances at ...

Alysa Liu retired at only 16. Now, the figure skater is back — and going for gold on her own terms.

After competing in the 2022 Olympics, Liu got to enjoy parts of her life that she never could while competing and training ...
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Alysa Liu tops figure skating worlds short program in return season from retirement

BOSTON — Alysa Liu leads the World Figure Skating Championships after the short program, bidding after a two-year retirement to become the first American women's singles skater to win a world ...
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Michigan-based figure skating duo share their journey to U.S. Figure Skating Nationals

The bronze medalists from the 2024 U.S. National Championships are training hard in Michigan, drawing on their diverse ...

Figure skater Alysa Liu makes improbable comeback with new rules, new style and a new approach

She surprised the figure skating world at 13 when she won the U.S. Championships, then shocked again when she retired at 16.
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Amber Glenn builds on figure skating breakthrough by training her mind

U.S. figure skating champion Amber Glenn's preparation for this season included mastering her jumps, learning her choreography and tracking her brain waves. Last January, Glenn won her first ...
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His family gave it all to ice skating. A trip for the sport took it all away.

The trip to Wichita was supposed to be the best one yet for Brielle and Justyna Beyer. The mother-daughter pair had traveled from their home in Northern Virginia to Kansas for a training program ...
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American Eagle flight was carrying figure skaters home from a training camp before crash

WASHINGTON — Elite American figure skaters were onboard the flight that suffered a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday, the ...