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Sjoukje Dijkstra, the first Dutch athlete to win a gold medal at Winter Olympics, dies at 82
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Sjoukje Dijkstra, the figure skater who in 1964 became the first Dutch athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, has died at the age of 82. Dijkstra's daughter, Katja Kossmayer Dijkstra, said in a Facebook post that her mother “passed away...
Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is 'tickled pink' to inspire a Barbie doll
Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it's surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself. ...
US Figure Skating championships headed to Wichita, Kansas, next year with worlds on tap for Boston
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Figure Skating championships will take place in Wichita, Kansas, next year in what should amount to a preview of the names to watch for the American team headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. The national governing body...
Ilia Malinin takes men’s world figure skating crown in record performance
MONTREAL (AP) — American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-record holder. Malinin put on a dominant display that included a jaw-dropping six quad jumps — including his patented quad axel — to snag the men’s singles crown Saturday night at...
Japan's Sakamoto three-peats as women's figure skating world champion
MONTREAL (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968. Sakamoto captured gold again Friday at the Bell Centre, climbing from fourth place after the short program to the top of the...
U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu is making a comeback after nearly two years of retirement
U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, a member of the 2022 Olympic team, is making a comeback after nearly two years in retirement. Still only 18 years old, Liu stepped away after competing at the Beijing Games and winning the bronze medal at the world championships. She said at the time she...
Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
GENEVA (AP) — Four appeals filed at sport’s highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it registered three appeals...
Ice dancers Torvill and Dean return to Sarajevo on 40th anniversary of their Winter Olympic gold
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean received a warm welcome as they returned to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their gold medal-winning Winter Olympic performance. Torvill and Dean skated together Wednesday evening at...
ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
The governing body that oversees figure skating defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad Friday, despite the disqualification of team member Kamila Valieva for a highly publicized doping violation that caused a reshuffling of the medals. ...
