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Ukrainian skaters received minutes-long standing ovations while wearing their country's colors at World Championships
As their home country wards off a brutal invasion from Vladimir Putin's Russian forces, Ukrainian f…
Meredith Cash
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Meet Kamila Valieva's 'Quad Squad' coach who's making Olympics history but whose ice skaters are 'disposable' after age 17
Meet Eteri Tutberidze, the revered figure skating coach behind Russia's Quad Squad – Kamila V…
Gabrielle Paluch
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Former Pittsburgh Penguins player dies after his throat was slashed by a skate in a 'freak accident' during a game
Adam Johnson, who had played for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, was in action for the UK's Nottingh…
Nathan Rennolds
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Star Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance trimetazidine
This week, Valieva, 15, became the first woman skater to land quad jumps at the Olympics. It is unc…
Gabrielle Paluch
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Japan's Ice Prince Yuzuru Hanyu said a hole in the ice ruined a vital jump in his Olympics short program ice skating performance
Two-time figure-skating gold medalist Hanyu missed a quadruple Salchow, the opening jump of his Oly…
Cheryl Teh
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Japan's ice prince Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competitive figure skating after a string of injuries
Hanyu's retirement means he will give up on a lifelong dream of cleanly completing the elusive and …
Cheryl Teh
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I look after skaters on the ice at a rink in London. Here's how training to be a figure skater led me to a job I love.
Molly Lipson trained as a figure skater and appeared in Christmas pantomimes on ice. This is how sh…
Molly Lipson
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I survived a freak hockey accident a cut to the jugular from a skate — during a game. I've dealt with PTSD for decades.
Clint Malarchuk recalls surviving a freak hockey accident similar to the one that killed Adam Johns…
Kelly Burch
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Map shows which Winter Olympics sport is most popular in each state
Somewhat surprisingly, freestyle skiing and snowboarding didn't crack the top-three most popular Wi…
Meredith Cash
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After former NHL player Adam Johnson was killed when a skate blade hit his throat, advocates are looking to a simple solution to prevent future deaths
Advocates are looking for solutions to protect players after a skate blade blow to Adam Johnson's n…
Sebastian Cahill
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I visited 4 of New York City's seasonal ice-skating rinks, and the most iconic was my least favorite
The author at Rockefeller Center.Gabbi Shaw/Insider
Gabbi Shaw
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Scrambling to defend the quality of China's ice rink, Chinese social-media users are blaming Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu's 'karma' for the hole in the ice that ruined his Olympic skate
Comments flooded social media after Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu said a hole in the ice ruined his Olympic …
Cheryl Teh
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An ice skater on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship reveals what it's like to be back performing after a year without cruising
Jordan Bauth is a professional figure skater on her second contract with Royal Caribbean Cruises.Ph…
Monica Humphries
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The International Skating Union bans Russian and Belarusian ice skaters from competing in international events after the invasion of Ukraine
The International Skating Union's ban on Russian skaters means Kamila Valieva will likely miss the …
Cheryl Teh
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Team USA's top Olympic speed skater admits that she long struggled just to get on and off the ice
"I think I've got it down now," Olympic gold-medal favorite Erin Jackson told Insider ahead of the …
Meredith Cash
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Swedish speed skating gold medalist accused the Dutch team of 'corruption' for allegedly trying to change ice conditions
Nils van der Poel reacted in outrage to an article that said the Dutch team has a scientist who stu…
Scott Davis
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Meet Nathan Chen, the 22-year-old 'Quad King' of ice skating who's expected to win gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Nathan Chen poses with his medal and the US flag after the Men Free Skating program on December 7, …
Marielle Descalsota
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu quashes retirement rumors but reveals he suffered a serious ankle injury and has been told to stay off the ice for now
Despite the injury, the Japanese skating great quashed rumors that he was planning to retire, sayin…
Cheryl Teh
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Japan's beacon of hope for the Beijing Games is the 'Ice Prince' figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu a 2-time Olympic gold medalist chasing a dream of landing a quadruple Axel
At the Beijing Games, Hanyu is chasing the quad Axel — a jump that has never been pulled off …
Cheryl Teh
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Could doping spell the end for Russian skating prodigy Kamila Valieva?
Russian figure-skating prodigy Kamila Valieva, a top contender for Olympic gold, is suspected of fa…