The Problem with Body Image in Figure Skating
When Gracie Gold, the leading lady of US Figure skating, candidly made that statement in front of scads of reporters after a disappointing Skate America competition, many of the reporters…
A Short History of Ice Skating
In France, where Louis XVI had introduced skating to Paris, displays of petticoats were confined to dance halls. On the flooded fields of La Glacière, gentlemen pulled ladies across the…
U.S. Figure Skating Hall Of Fame to See New Inductees
Goebel became known as the “Quad King” for his rise to prominence landing quads in the late 1990s. He won the bronze medal on home ice at the Olympic Winter…
How Old is Too Late to Ice Skate?
copyright Ice Skating World LLC "When I was about 5-years-old, I was going to be a doctor, a ballerina, and an ice-skater. Always a multi-tasker, this triple-career plan seemed totally…
Benefits of Ice Skating
There are many benefits related to ice skating. People that have been doing the sport for years can say that their good health is in direct correlation with their ice…
Skater Mirai Nagasu on Career and Anxiety
When Nagasu landed her triple axel she had suffered a painful labral tear that chipped away at her hip bone for two years. The triple axel is a legendary figure…
86 Years Old and Still Figure Skating
"Dressed in a chic velvet black skating dress adorned with silver trim near the neckline, Coralie Raunig takes her time on the ice. Each stroke, arm movement and spin is…
Famous Figure Skater Had Everything. She Also Had Depression
She had wonderful coaches and mentors. She felt the most at ease when she was ice skating, which gave her an Olympic gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in…
World Champion Thrills Local Skating Club
"....she was among Kamloops Skating Club members who enjoyed a seminar taught by 22-year-old world champion and Olympic medallist figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre…
Wearable technologies help 2018 Olympians achieve top performance
By Jaci VanHeest, Associate Professor of Education, University of Connecticut. Wearable systems can reveal just how hard these skaters' bodies are working. As Fitbits and other wearable activity monitors change…
