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 Monday.…
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…
North Korean Figure Skaters need IOC decision to make 2018 Games
Figure skaters Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik, the only North Koreans to qualify for the Winter Olympics, missed the registration deadline and must now rely on a helping hand from…
Could Russia Boycott the 2018 Winter Olympics?
The Russian doping scandal, which resulted in all bar one track and field athlete being banned from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last year, is threatening to overshadow…
World Junior Figure Skating Champ Vincent Zhou set for China debut
Oriental Sports Center World junior figure skating champion Vincent Zhou makes his senior Grand Prix debut in four weeks in Beijing, where he starts making his case for a Winter…
2018 Winter Games – 2018 Pyeonchang Games Unveils Schedule
Winter Olympic chiefs Thursday unveiled the official schedule of the 2018 Pyeonchang Games in South Korea, saying the program would help turn around sluggish ticket sales. Organizers have admitted sales…
Russia Avoids Complete Ban at Rio Games
Moscow has welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) saying it was grateful that it had not imposed a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio Games.…
Shanghai Success at Worlds boosts Beijing’s 2022 Olympic bid
Oriental Sports Center China might be the biggest winner in the recently concluded World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, despite the fact that it didn't top the medal tally. In…
Zhang Hong & Youth games support 2022 Olympic Bid
The Old City WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY - Hundreds of students from across nation to take part in six-day sporting gala in Heilongjiang province. With the host for the 2022 Winter…
