by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The two oldest skaters produced the most memorable performances of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships women’s short program. Mariah Bell, a 25-year-old bidding to be the oldest U.S. Olympic women’s singles skater in 94 years and the oldest national champion in 95...
by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Defending champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night when Frazier tested positive for COVID-19. The pairs event begins Thursday at what amounts to the U.S. trials for the Beijing Olympic team....
by admin | Jan 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Karen Chen left the 2018 Winter Olympics so disappointed over the subpar performances that left her in 11th place that she immediately vowed to try again. “When I got off the ice, I remember telling myself, `You’ve got to go for another four years. This was not your...
by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Reigning U.S. figure skating champion Bradie Tennell withdrew from next week’s national championships due to a chronic right foot injury, ruling her out of Olympic consideration unless she petitions for a spot on the team. Tennell, the top U.S. woman at the 2018...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kamila Valiyeva confirmed she’s a runaway Olympic favorite by winning the Russian Championships, the world’s deepest women’s figure skating competition, by the largest margin in the event’s history. Valiyeva, a 15-year-old undefeated in this her first senior season,...
by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Aliona Kostornaya, the world’s top figure skater before the pandemic hit, will miss next week’s Russian Figure Skating Championships, denting her hopes of making the three-woman team for the Beijing Winter Games. Kostornaya is out due to an injury that the Russian...
by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Figure skating’s autumn season climaxes next week with the Grand Prix Final, but it will not include any U.S. women’s singles skaters. The next major senior competition for the top Americans will be the national championships in six weeks. After that, the three-woman...
by admin | Nov 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kamila Valieva headed a Russian women’s podium sweep at the figure skating Rostelecom Cup on Saturday to underline her status as favorite for the Olympic gold medal in Beijing. The 15-year-old Valieva landed three quadruple jumps, two of them in combinations, to...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Anna Shcherbakova successfully navigated a bumpy early part of figure skating’s Olympic season. Next comes a series of bigger tests, likely climaxing at the Winter Games in February. Shcherbakova, who holds the two most prestigious titles as world champion and Russian...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Starr Andrews remembers the stares she received in locker rooms at her earliest figure skating competitions. She remembers the requests to touch her coiled, textured hair. “The first thing that popped into my mind is, ‘It’s because I’m Black,’” Andrews, 19, said in a...
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