http://www.mail.com/subjects/2098-skating.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2098-skating.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017420-wagner-gold-help-us-win-world-team-trophy.html TOKYO (AP) — Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold finished on the podium in the free skate on Saturday to help the United States win the figure skating World Team Trophy. Wagner, fourth after the short program, received 188.60 points for her routine to Samson and Delilah to finish second. Gold was third with 188.03 points. Akiko Suzuki of Japan won the women's f... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:32:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017420-wagner-gold-help-us-win-world-team-trophy.html 2013-04-13T11:32:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2005460-2-top-olympic-sports-lose-major-sponsors.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Two major Olympic sports — track and field and speedskating — have lost key sponsors in the midst of a global economic slump. The South Korean electronics giant Samsung is cutting ties with track and field's Diamond League series of top meets. The company's decision comes on short notice following last summer's London Olympics. ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:45:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2005460-2-top-olympic-sports-lose-major-sponsors.html 2013-04-08T15:45:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1982404-olympic-life-7-vital-minutes-sochi-games.html CERGY, France (AP) — 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 appreciate the experience but not at his peak as an athlete. He placed 12th. Now 22, he will be nearly 28, "a little bit too old," when the winter games travel to Pyeongchang, South Korea,... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:06:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1982404-olympic-life-7-vital-minutes-sochi-games.html 2013-03-27T16:06:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960932-4-years-later-kim-remains-olympic-gold-standard.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Kim Yu-na was in a class all her own ahead of the Vancouver Olympics, so far superior there was no way anyone was going to steal that gold medal from her. Four years later, not much has changed. Back after a two-year hiatus, Kim needed one competition to show she is the one to beat at the Sochi Olympics. And good luck trying. Her sc... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:57:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960932-4-years-later-kim-remains-olympic-gold-standard.html 2013-03-17T15:57:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960182-kim-wins-womens-title-1st-worlds-2-years.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — The Queen has her title back. And another Olympic gold medal might not be far behind. Back at the World Figure Skating Championships after a two-year absence, Kim Yu-na looked as if she'd never been away Saturday night. The effortless jumps, the spellbinding expression, the lopsided victories, even the crowds of fans gathering at th... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:05:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960182-kim-wins-womens-title-1st-worlds-2-years.html 2013-03-17T05:05:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1956516-memorable-skates-kim-davis-white-control.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — There are some programs skaters forget as soon as the season is over. There are some they'll remember with fondness, maybe even cherish. And then there are those so special they will continue to bring chills for years to come. "Those," Meryl Davis said, "are the programs we strive for." She and Charlie White have another to add to t... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1956516-memorable-skates-kim-davis-white-control.html 2013-03-15T07:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1955392-davis-white-take-big-step-toward-2nd-world-title.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Meryl Davis and Charlie White sure know how to spoil a homecoming. Undaunted at skating minutes away from where longtime rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir grew up, the Americans won the short dance with perhaps their best performance of the season on Thursday. Their score of 77.12 — the highest anyone's gotten this season — would h... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:39:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1955392-davis-white-take-big-step-toward-2nd-world-title.html 2013-03-15T02:39:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1953414-chan-exceptional-wacky-night-worlds.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Patrick Chan was miserable. The two-time world champion would wake up in the morning and dread the thought of going to the rink. It wasn't the work he minded; he's spent most of his life skating because he loves it. But something was wrong — seriously wrong — and he had to do something to fix it. "The whole seaso... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:39:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1953414-chan-exceptional-wacky-night-worlds.html 2013-03-14T07:39:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1949730-italys-kostner-world-love-skating.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Carolina Kostner could have taken her gold medal from last year's world championships and run. She finally had the title many had been predicting for the better part of a decade. Better yet, she'd redeemed herself from those dismal performances at the Vancouver Olympics and 2009 world championships, where she spent more time sprawli... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1949730-italys-kostner-world-love-skating.html 2013-03-12T20:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947182-us-short-track-mired-scandal-poor-showings.html With charismatic stars such as Apolo Anton Ohno, the United States has been a top contender in short track speedskating since the sport known as roller derby on ice joined the Olympics in 1992. If things don't change, and quickly, that won't be the case at the Sochi Games. With the next Winter Olympics less than a year away, the American program is mired ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:20:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947182-us-short-track-mired-scandal-poor-showings.html 2013-03-12T01:20:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947560-quadruple-jump-key-mens-figure-skating.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — No quad, no medal. And one might not be enough. The four-revolution jump has been around longer than some of the top men at this week's World Figure Skating Championships, with Kurt Browning doing the first way back in 1988. But after ebbing and flowing in importance over the years, the quad is now as essential to a skater as the bl... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:41:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947560-quadruple-jump-key-mens-figure-skating.html 2013-03-11T23:41:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941902-ex-skater-accuses-gabel-rape-when-was-15.html A second former speedskater came forward Friday with allegations against Andy Gabel, telling The Associated Press she was raped at age 15 by the one-time leader of the U.S. short track program, then manipulated into an illicit three-year relationship that ended at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. Nikki Meyer, who was known by her maiden name of Nikki Ziege... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:03:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941902-ex-skater-accuses-gabel-rape-when-was-15.html 2013-03-09T01:03:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1930848-gabel-resigns-committees-abuse-claims.html Olympic medalist Andy Gabel stepped down from leadership roles with the International Skating Union and the National Speedskating Hall of Fame after being accused of a sexual relationship with an underage skater in the 1990s. ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta said Monday that Gabel quit as chairman of the short track technical committee, which governs the f... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:04:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1930848-gabel-resigns-committees-abuse-claims.html 2013-03-05T03:04:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927286-us-men-sweep-podium-1st-time-junior-worlds.html MILAN (AP) — Joshua Farris, Jason Brown and Shotaro Omori have a piece of history to go along with their medals from the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Farris, Brown and Omori finished 1-2-3 Saturday in the first U.S. sweep of the men's podium at junior worlds. The U.S. women have done it twice, in 2007 and again in 2008. It's the second title... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927286-us-men-sweep-podium-1st-time-junior-worlds.html 2013-03-02T19:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1925534-us-speedskating-eyeing-sexual-abuse-allegations.html U.S. Speedskating began an investigation Friday into the report of a female skater accusing former Olympian and organization president Andy Gabel of sexual abuse in the 1990s. Bridie Farrell told public radio station WUWM in Milwaukee that she had sexual contact with Gabel repeatedly over several months in 1997 and 1998 while both were training in New Yor... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:58:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1925534-us-speedskating-eyeing-sexual-abuse-allegations.html 2013-03-01T20:58:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881488-japans-mao-asada-wins-continents-skating.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Two-time world champion Mao Asada won figure skating's Four Continents on Sunday, leading a Japanese sweep. After reintroducing her trademark triple axel in Saturday's short program, Asada was downgraded on the jump in Sunday's free skate but was solid in her other elements to finish with 205.45 points. Akiko Suzuki was second with 190... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881488-japans-mao-asada-wins-continents-skating.html 2013-02-10T15:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881470-japans-asada-wins-continents-figure-skating.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Two-time world champion Mao Asada won figure skating's Four Continents on Sunday, leading a Japanese sweep. After reintroducing her trademark triple axel in Saturday's short program, Asada was downgraded on the jump in Sunday's free skate but was solid in her other elements to finish with 205.45 points. Akiko Suzuki was second with 190... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881470-japans-asada-wins-continents-figure-skating.html 2013-02-10T15:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1879460-asada-leads-short-program-continents.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan re-introduced her trademark triple axel to take a comfortable lead over compatriots Akiko Suzuki and Kanako Murakami on Saturday at the figure skating Four Continents. Asada hadn't attempted the triple axel in the four events she won this season, but did so on Saturday to finish the short prog... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1879460-asada-leads-short-program-continents.html 2013-02-09T08:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1873674-wallisch-slopestyle-find-fast-track-to-olympics.html For years, Tom Wallisch's focus in skiing was more about fun than fame or fortune. An otherworldly video and a surprise decision from Olympic leaders changed his perspective. Wallisch, the 2012 Winter X Games champion in slopestyle skiing, hopes to be among the new faces to watch on the U.S. team when the Sochi Games start a year from Thursday, bringing w... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1873674-wallisch-slopestyle-find-fast-track-to-olympics.html 2013-02-07T02:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870818-skater-oksana-baiul-sues-nbc-producer-5m.html NEW YORK (AP) — Figure skater Oksana Baiul (by-YOOL') is suing NBC Universal and a television skating program producer. The 1994 Olympic gold medalist says Disson Skating LLC offered Baiul a deal to perform in two shows that were to air on NBC. The Manhattan lawsuit says Baiul declined, never receiving a contract or signing a promotional deal. ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870818-skater-oksana-baiul-sues-nbc-producer-5m.html 2013-02-05T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870122-prime-time-coverage-winter-games-to-start-early.html NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time television coverage of the Winter Olympics will start a day early next year in Sochi — with Shaun White the likely star. NBC will air events the night before the opening ceremony, the first time a U.S. broadcaster has done so. On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, viewers will see team figure skating, women's freestyle moguls and White's e... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870122-prime-time-coverage-winter-games-to-start-early.html 2013-02-05T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1869376-sochi-point-national-pride-putins-russia.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains. After arriving at Sochi's new airport, there's no escape from the clang and clatter of the drilling, jackhammering and mixing of cement ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1869376-sochi-point-national-pride-putins-russia.html 2013-02-05T10:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849834-aaron-shakes-up-us-mens-skating-with-1st-title.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Patrick Chan might soon regret all those tips he's been giving Max Aaron. Short on experience and name recognition but long on skill and style, the 20-year-old Aaron won his first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday. Skate that way again at the world championships in March, and he might very well pull off another up... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849834-aaron-shakes-up-us-mens-skating-with-1st-title.html 2013-01-28T08:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1849928-teachers-flip-flipped-learning-class-model.html SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — When Timmy Nguyen comes to his pre-calculus class, he's already learned the day's lesson — he watched it on a short online video prepared by his teacher for homework. So without a lecture to listen to, he and his classmates at Segerstrom Fundamental High School spend class time doing practice problems in small groups, taking quizz... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1849928-teachers-flip-flipped-learning-class-model.html 2013-01-27T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1848460-despite-falls-wagner-edges-gold-2nd-us-title.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Luck, strong will, maybe even a little generosity from the judges. The details really don't matter. All anyone will remember is that Ashley Wagner now has something in common with Michelle Kwan. Wagner became the first woman since Kwan in 2005 to win back-to-back titles in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, managing to hold off up-a... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1848460-despite-falls-wagner-edges-gold-2nd-us-title.html 2013-01-27T04:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846834-playing-safe-abbott-leads-us-championships.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Patrick Chan and the Japanese can rest easy. With just about everyone else stumbling, bumbling or worse, Jeremy Abbott's clean but conservative short program was more than enough to give him the lead in the splatfest that was the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday night. The three-time champion finished with 84.10 points, and w... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846834-playing-safe-abbott-leads-us-championships.html 2013-01-26T05:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1844560-wagner-firmly-control-us-skating.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ashley Wagner was a wreck. She hadn't found a random sparkle, one of her pre-competition superstitions. She couldn't find her mom in the crowd, another superstition. And then a song she absolutely hates began playing, and she was sure her entire U.S. Figure Skating Championships was about to go up in flames. Not even... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1844560-wagner-firmly-control-us-skating.html 2013-01-25T04:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1833406-olympic-medalist-michelle-kwan-marries-ri.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Olympic medalist figure skater Michelle Kwan and a grandson of the late U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell have married in Rhode Island. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/VCCver ) Kwan and Coast Guard Lt. Clay Pell married at the First Unitarian Church in Providence. About 250 guests attended, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1833406-olympic-medalist-michelle-kwan-marries-ri.html 2013-01-20T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1817970-nhl-returns-with-teams-ice-1st-skate.html PLYMOUTH, Mich. (AP) — On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again. Several hundred fans packed wooden bleachers in El Segundo, Calif., on Sunday, eager to watch the Kings practice four months after the NHL lockout started and seven months after their favorite team... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1817970-nhl-returns-with-teams-ice-1st-skate.html 2013-01-13T23:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1791372-richardson-davis-win-titles-us-long-track.html KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Heather Richardson dominated the U.S. Long Track Championships for the second day in a row Saturday, setting a national record in winning the 1,000 meters and wrapping up the sprint title. Olympian Shani Davis won the men's 1,000. Her time of 1 minute, 13.52 seconds at the Utah Olympic Oval broke Olympian Chris Witty's old mark of 1:13... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1791372-richardson-davis-win-titles-us-long-track.html 2012-12-29T19:30:00Z