Savchenko and Massot – Crossing Borders on road to Olympic gold
The happy couple mount the Olympic podium with “Germany” emblazoned on the back of their jackets, yet one is Ukrainian and the other French. Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot’s...
Canadian skaters Virtue and Moir break record as Papadakis suffers ‘worst nightmare’
Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir smashed the short dance world record as French rival Gabriella Papadakis suffered “my worst nightmare” with a wardrobe malfunction at the Olympics on...
5 things to know about the Olympic pairs skaters Alexa and Chris Knierim
CHICAGO — Addison, Ill., native Alexa Scimeca-Knierim and husband and pairs partner Chris Knierim helped the win bronze medals in team figure skating at the Winter Olympics on...
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...
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...
German Skaters Savchenko and Massot Capture Pairs Gold
Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot conjured up a magical world-record free dance to win Olympic pairs figure skating gold on Thursday — and promptly burst into floods of tears....
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...
Now you see me: Yuzuru Hanyu limbers up for Olympic Defense
Blink and you would’ve missed him. Japan’s figure skating king Yuzuru Hanyu kept it short Monday as he returned to the ice to prepare for the defence of his...
Olympic skaters open up about how faith helped them through a health scare
Figure Skating – Winter Olympics Day 2 Making it to the Winter Olympics means so much more to figure skating duo Alexa Scimeca Knierim and her husband Chris Knierim...
Skater Yuzuru Hanyu vows ‘dream’ dance for adoring fans
Defending men’s Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu vowed on Tuesday to deliver “a dream performance” in Pyeongchang at the 2018 Olympic Games to reward his huge army of...