Two months ago, after easily winning his third straight U.S. Figure Skating national title, Ilia Malinin showed up at his rink to train for the […]
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Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win figure skating world championship in 19 years
In a stunning return to the sport, American figure skater Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating […]
American Alysa Liu, after two years away from figure skating, wins gold at worlds
BOSTON — It was once prophesied how Alysa Liu would return glory to U.S. women’s figure skating. At 13 years old, she became the youngest […]
American figure skating duo honors crash victims after breakthrough performance
BOSTON — Misha Mitrofanov broke his embrace of Alisa Efimova and spun her around. Let her see the crowd’s reaction to the moment she was […]
Figure skating titans come together for emotional event benefiting victims of DC plane crash
The Legacy on Ice benefit event, featuring U.S. figure skating stars, payed tribute to the 67 people who died when an Army helicopter collided with […]
Figure Skating Stars Pay an Emotional Tribute to the D.C. Plane Crash Victims
At the end of his figure skating performance, when the last note of his parents’ favorite song played in an arena packed with spectators and […]
Figure skating mom starts Skates of Hope to honor DC plane crash victims
Christine Cheesman is a homeschool mom, an art teacher and a new figure skater. Despite all those roles, she has decided to take on another: […]
Figure skating community mourns the loss of legend Dick Button in the wake of D.C. plane crash tragedy
The figure skating community experienced immense grief this week after 14 members of the community were tragically killed in a midair aircraft collision in Washington D.C. […]
As Skating Club of Boston mourns jet collision, stunned community leans on history of resilience
NORWOOD, Mass. — It was impossible not to notice the clean, shiny sheet of ice upon stepping inside The Skating Club of Boston on Thursday […]
How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight
Wichita might be the country’s smallest big city. Or perhaps the country’s largest town. It is both big, with nearly 400,000 residents, and 550,000 in […]