Famous Skaters Among Those Joining “Dancing With The Stars”
The competition will be fierce on the upcoming all-athletes season of "Dancing With the Stars," with three Olympic athletes reportedly joining the cast—including one who made headlines 20 years ago…
Which 2018 Olympians Could Participate On ABC’s Dancing With The Stars?
Now that the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea have come to an end, fans of several Team USA athletes may get a chance to see their favorites compete…
Skater Mirai Nagasu was a familiar figure at her parents’ restaurant when she was growing up
ARCADIA, Calif. — The woman wearing spectacles, clutching an order pad, quietly glided up to diners and bowed. "Please, where do you prefer?" she asked, her voice a whisper. "So…
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…
U.S. Olympic figure skaters Honor the victims of the school shooting in Florida
Two Olympic figure skaters for Team USA learned of some terrible news just before their performance. On Wednesday afternoon, a gunman, who authorities say was 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, killed 17…
Kristi Yamaguchi inspires a record number of Asian American skaters
Half of Team USA's figure skaters are Asian American, a record for the event. They include Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Mirai Nagasu, Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani and Vincent…
Ice Prince” Yuzuru Hanyu fights Olympic fitness battle
Japan's figure skating "Ice Prince" Yuzuru Hanyu will have to summon all his trademark resilience to triumph in Pyeongchang after an agonising fall left his Olympic title defence hanging in…
The Tuth about Tonya Harding’s Mother?
Ever since Allison Janney has made headlines for playing LaVona Golden, figure skater Tonya Harding’s mother, in the movie “I, Tonya,” people have been wondering if the experience portrayed is…
Young Russian Ice Skaters are a Source of Light in Dark Times
Moscow is emerging from the darkest December on record but teen sensation Alina Zagitova and a clustre of other Russian skaters provided some welcome rays of sunshine at last week's…
Tonya Harding celebrated in Hollywood despite #MeToo Movement
Tonya Harding, the former figure skater best known for the plot to kneecap her rival Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Winter Olympics, has become the darling of Hollywood at a…
