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 ...
The Elite Skater Who Kept Cracking Under Pressure—Until She Rewired Her Brain
Amber Glenn hasn’t lost an event all season–after finding a way to physically train herself for the stresses of competition.
US star Ilia Malinin defends his world figure skating title with breathtaking performance
US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday with a dominant display on the ice inside Boston’s ...
Ilia Malinin cruises to 2nd straight title to cap an American gold rush at figure skating worlds
Ilia Malinin defended his world title with free skate that earned a standing ovation inside TD Garden on Saturday night, ...
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The American Skater Who Just Won a World Title—Three Years After Quitting the Sport at Age 16
BOSTON—Not long ago, Alysa Liu’s figure skating career read like another cautionary tale about the toll of elite sports. A jumping phenom who had been the top skater in the U.S., she retired ...
Maxim Naumov Gets Standing Ovation at World Figure Skating Championships as He Honors Late Parents: 'This Is for You'
The figure skater lost his parents Evgenia "Zhenya" Shishkova and Vadim Naumov in the Jan. 29 crash between an American ...
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Ilia Malinin defends world title in mesmerizing fashion. 'He's out of this world'
He is just the sixth American man to win consecutive world figure skating championships, joining a who's who of the sport's biggest names − Nathan Chen, Brian Boitano and Dick Button among them.
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Trump is reshaping the world. Will it put a spin on figure skating's top competition?
Skaters from around the world are in Boston for figure skating's top competition. The sport has long held competitions amid a backdrop of major international affairs. BOSTON — In the three years ...