What is a quad axel? Explaining Ilia Malinin's famed figure skating jump
Ilia Malinin is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition. Here's why it's so hard.
Alysa Liu becomes first American woman in 19 years to win figure skating world title
Alysa Liu never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport three years ago, only returning to training again a year ago and international ...
Ilia Malinin Is Poised to Fly. But First He Had to Get Back on His Feet.
The American figure skating star is expected to repeat as a world champion on Saturday. But he had to channel his grief over ...
Alysa Liu is as surprised as anyone to win world title in comeback from retirement
After one of the most remarkable comeback stories in figure skating history, Alysa Liu says she "didn't expect this." ...
With a dazzling women’s free skate, American Alysa Liu caps improbable comeback from retirement to win world championship
Liu scored a 222.97 to complete her improbable return from retirement with a world championship Friday at TD Garden.
“We Must Fight.” Figure Skater Max Naumov Hears his Father’s Words and Carries On
Max Naumov reflects on his final moments with his parents, and their legacy, two months after their plane crashed over ...
For two-time US champion Amber Glenn, waiting for the free skate at worlds was the hardest part
A 25-year-old from Plano, Texas, who was unbeaten heading into worlds, Glenn landed that same triple axel in her free skate.
At World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, joy mixes with grief
The six victims of the deadly plane collision near D.C., with connections to The Skating Club of Boston, would have likely ...
Trump is reshaping the world. Will it put a spin on figure skating's top competition?
Skaters are competing in Boston at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships amid shifting international perceptions about ...
Figure skater Maxim Naumov reveals parents switched to doomed American Airlines flight at last minute
Maxim Naumov suffered heartbreaking loss on Jan. 29 when the American Airlines plane carrying his parents, coaches Evgenia ...
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Reigning champ Ilia Malinin of US leads Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama at figure skating world championships
Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program on Thursday night, giving the young American star ...
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Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fans
The governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the ...