Why are Russians so good at ice skating?
After a dip in mass participation in sports and disintegration of much of the system of athletic training following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Putin government, laudably, renewed…
The Biggest Scandals in Figure Skating History
Olympics Skating Feature Show us a sport and we'll show you a scandal. There is no such thing as competition without controversy, and when you add millions of dollars; massive…
A Look at 75 Years of Ice Skating in New York
Wollman Rink first welcomed skaters in 1950, as a safer alternative to the unpredictability of lake skating, a celebrated tradition in place since the park opened to the public in…
What’s the Best Ice Skating Performance You’ve Ever Seen?
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Skating History: A look back at the woman who made a giant leap for female figure skaters
In the age before televised triumphs and sponsored paydays in the figure-skating world, Petra Burka made a giant leap forward for womankind. Burka was the first female to ever land…
