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Ilia Malinin lands 4 quads — and a backflip — to win his third straight Skate America title
World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year, altering his free skate on the fly after an early mistake and punctuating the program with a backflip that had been banned in competition until this season. The two-time and reigning U.S. champion...
Higuchi wins women's gold, Miura and Kihara capture pairs in big night for Japan at Skate America
Wakaba Higuchi won her first Grand Prix event after more than eight years of trying Saturday night, putting together an error-free program at Skate America to edge Japanese teammate Rinka Watanabe and American star Isabeau Levito. Higuchi finished with 196.93 points at Credit Union...
US skaters Isabeau Levito, Bradie Tennell lead after short program at season-opening Skate America
Isabeau Levito channeled her inner Holly Golightly in a stylish performance set to music from the film “Breakfast at Tiffany's” on Friday night to lead after the short program at Skate America, the opening event of figure skating's Grand Prix season. The reigning world silver...
That's flippin' amazing! Figure skating Grand Prix season begins with backflips no longer banned
American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice much of his life, one of the many reasons why he can so effortlessly land the dazzling quadruple jumps that made him a world champion at just 19 years old last March. It is also why Malinin has been able to so...
Figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen suspended at least 6 years for sexual maltreatment
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen was suspended Wednesday for at least six years for sexual maltreatment, the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced. The suspension was listed on the office’s abuse-free sport registry and is subject to challenge or appeal. ...
Japanese figure skating star Rika Kihira to miss Grand Prix season with stress fracture in ankle
Four-time Grand Prix series medalist Rika Kihira will miss the upcoming figure skating season because of a stress fracture in her right ankle that has not fully healed, the Japanese star announced Wednesday. Kihira said recent MRI results showed the ankle is healing but it had not...
Golden day in Paris as 2022 Olympic champion US figure skaters finally get their medals
PARIS (AP) — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games on Wednesday when the United States figure skating team finally got its gold medals as 2022 Olympic champions. The special medal ceremony allowed the nine Americans to parade on a runway in the bright Paris sunshine, gaze at...
Canada loses Beijing Olympics figure skating medals appeal. Russians also won't get medals in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Canadian figure skaters will not join the United States and Japan on the podium at the Paris Olympics next week when team event medals finally are awarded from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games marred by a Russian doping case. Nor will there be Russian skaters on the...
US, Japan figure skaters will finally get their 2022 Winter Olympics medals after Russia doping case
PARIS (AP) — U.S. and Japanese figure skaters finally have a date at the Paris Olympics next week to get their Beijing Winter Games medals — exactly 2 ½ years after they earned them in a team event upended by a Russian doping case. A presentation ceremony for skating’s team...
US figure skaters set to get team gold medals at Paris Olympics after ruling in 2022 doping case
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. figure skating team was formally confirmed as gold medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics by a sports court ruling Thursday, opening the way for the team to get its medals at the Paris Summer Games. “We are thrilled to finally honor these incredible...
