ice skating

Isabeau Levito wins world junior figure skating title, ends U.S. women’s drought

Isabeau Levito became the first American woman to win a senior or junior world figure skating championships title in 14…

3 years ago

16-Year-Old Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu Announces Early Retirement: ‘I’m So Happy’

Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu is ready to give up her skates

3 years ago

Gabriella Papadakis, Guillaume Cizeron shatter own rhythm dance record at world championships

Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron shattered their own rhythm dance world record on Friday

4 years ago

How did three Russian teens – and training partners – become the world’s best figure skaters?

A trio of Russian teenagers – Kamila Valiyeva, Anna Shcherbakova and “Quad Queen” Alexandra Trusova – is favored to sweep…

4 years ago

Quads are coming to Olympic women’s figure skating, but Surya Bonaly started it all

Surya Bonaly became the first woman to try a quadruple jump at the Olympics in 1992. In 2022, a woman…

4 years ago

She’s a 56-year-old former figure skater. Now she’s coaching kids and Capitals.

Wendy Marco is the founder of Cold Rush Hockey in Northern Virginia. She has become the go-to skating coach in…

4 years ago

A year ago, Modern Orthodox ice skater Hailey Kops was studying in Jerusalem. Now she’s heading to the Winter Olympics.

But in Beijing, Kops and Krasnopolsky will be skating on Shabbat. Kops explained that she’s comfortable with balancing her commitments…

4 years ago

Meet the Athletes: Kamila Valieva

Immediately following the 2018 Olympics, few saw Kamila Valieva as a medal contender for the next Winter Games. Probably because…

4 years ago