
In Olympic year, half the battle is keeping fit
A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast between ...

An Olympic life and 7 vital minutes at Sochi Games
For Florent Amodio, it may be now or never. The French figure skater was just 19 at his first Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010, old enough to ...
Russian women, US men sweep at junior worlds
The U.S. men and Russian women didn't leave room for anyone else on the podium at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Joshua Farris, Jason ...

US women 1-3 in short program, Russians win dance
The podium at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships is turning into American territory. Samantha Cesario and Courtney Hicks finished first and ...

American skaters have big day at junior worlds
For one day, at least, the Americans ruled the worlds. Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier gave the United States its first pairs title since 2007 at the ...
Russian ice dancers take lead at junior worlds
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin's perfect season is almost complete after the Russians won the short dance Wednesday at the junior world figure ...
Skater Oksana Baiul sues NBC, producer for $5M
Figure skater Oksana Baiul is suing NBC Universal and a television skating program producer. The 1994 Olympic gold medalist says Disson Skating LLC ...

Sochi a point of national pride for Putin's Russia
One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 ...

Fernandez, Kostner win Euro figure skating titles
Javier Fernandez produced an exceptional performance in the men's free skate to give Spain its first European figure skating title on Saturday.

Russia's Sotnikova leads after debut at Europeans
Adelina Sotnikova of Russia produced a superb performance in her debut at the European figure skating championships, winning the women's short program ...

Plushenko drops out of Europeans, Amodio leads
Russian star Evgeni Plushenko fell in the short program Thursday and dropped out of the European figure skating championships with a back problem.

Ailing Plushenko drops out of Europeans
Former Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko of Russia fell in the short program Thursday and then dropped out of the European figure skating ...

Russian pairs lead ice dance at Europeans
Three days after his father died, Maxim Trankov and his Russian parner Tatiana Volosozhar took the lead in the pairs after the short program at the ...
US skater Tobias denied Lithuanian citizenship
The president of Lithuania refused Monday to grant citizenship to an American figure skater who had hoped to compete for the Baltic country at the ...

Kim Yu-na posts season's best to seal return
Olympic champion Kim Yu-na completed her triumphant return to figure skating competition on Sunday by winning the NRW Trophy with the season's best ...
Kim Yu-na reigns on return to competition
Kim Yu-na made a triumphant return after her 19-month sabbatical from competition by posting the season's highest score with a flawless short program ...

Asada, Takahashi win Grand Prix Final
Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final with a clean free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly refined on Saturday. Compatriot Daisuke ...

Japan's Mao Asada wins Grand Prix Final
Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final of figure skating on Saturday following a free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly refined.

Takahashi leads men's GP Final, Asada in women's
Daisuke Takahashi of Japan confidently took the lead in figure skating's Grand Prix Final on Friday, outdoing world champion Patrick Chan of Canada ...
Grand Prix Final tests Olympic ice arena
No matter how they do in the competition, competitors at the Grand Prix Final appear sure to go home pleased with the arena where figure skating will ...
Injured Lipnitskaia withdraws from GP Final
The Russian Figure Skating Federation says Julia Lipnitskaia has withdrawn from the Grand Prix Final due to injury. Lipnitskaia had qualified to be ...

Chan, Wagner among Grand Prix finalists
Two-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada and U.S. national champion Ashley Wagner are among the skaters who have qualified for the Grand Prix ...