Young skaters in St. Louis ready to cheer, and sweep, at Figure Skating Championships

U.S. Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell says St. Louis is a perfect host city because of its ice venues and “sports crazy” fans.

Figure skater Alysa Liu makes improbable comeback with new rules, new style and a new approach

She surprised the figure skating world at 13 when she won the U.S. Championships, then shocked again when she retired at 16. Now Alysa Liu is making a comeback heading into the Winter Olympics.
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'We don’t look like them': Black figure skaters face barriers to entry from a young age

Before figure skating practice, Michael Baker would ask his mom to let him out of the car before they got to the entrance of the ice rink. “He would say, ‘Mommy, why don’t you just drop me here?’” Shirley Brown, Baker’s mom, told NBC News.
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Figure skating isn’t just for girls – and here’s the proof

“In the United States, some people have the misconception that figure skating is a sport for girls.” – Jason Brown Brown is partially correct – U.S. Figure Skating’s athlete and fan demographics in their media guide certainly suggest that a ...
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Olympics-Figure skating-All eyes on Valieva as she appears at Olympic practice rink

BEIJING (Reuters) – Kamila Valieva is accustomed to the attention that comes with being an Olympic gold medal favourite, but she never faced quite as much scrutiny as she did on Thursday morning at a practice rink adjacent to Beijing’s Capital Indoor ...
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