French bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics talks with Italy, Netherlands to stage speed skating

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The favored French candidacy to host the 2030 Winter Olympics is in talks with the Netherlands and Italy to stage speed skating races. The cross-border option was detailed on Monday by International Olympic Committee officials ahead of a visit next week...

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...

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. ...

Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification

GENEVA (AP) — Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russian figure skating team still stands to finish on the podium and get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics behind the United States and Japan. The Americans moved into the gold medal...

US figure skating team to receive Olympic gold medals in the wake of Kamila Valieva being disqualified

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — US figure skating team to receive Olympic gold medals in the wake of Kamila Valieva being disqualified.

Chan and Howe withdraw due to health while leading US Figure Skating Championships

Winning the pairs short program was enough for Emily Chan and Spencer Howe at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The duo, who had been sidelined all season while Howe recovered from a torn labrum in his shoulder, scored 65.86 points on Thursday to sit atop a crowded leaderboard...