Figure skating coaching carousel keeps moving in elongated off-season
With no international-level competitions since February, figure skating headlines in the last few months have been driven by moves made off of the ice instead of on it. The main source? Coaching…
Skater Hannah Herrera selected for Team USA
The Murray Silver Blades Figure Skating Club has had its home in Murray for over 15 years. The goal of the club is to encourage skaters, advance their skills, and…
The Olympic Skater Who Wants to Be a Brain Surgeon
A career in neurosurgery is next for this 2022 figure skater There’s a trope of the successful athlete who doesn’t know what to do with themselves after age chips away…
Men’s Figure Skating Silver Medalist Uno Shoma Discusses Trials
PyeongChang 2018 silver medallist plans to speak up via recently launched YouTube channel, and says "I don't think people know how much I love gaming". Uno Shoma will be the first…
Kristi Yamaguchi Reflects On Her Olympic Career and More
Kristi discusses How The Tokyo Games Postponement is Affecting Today’s Athletes Once upon a time there was little girl named Kristi Yamaguchi, who wanted to ice skate. She started skating…
Two-time U.S. Figure Skating Champ Alysa Liu changes coaches
Two-time champion Alysa Liu is changing coaches, joining a trio of veteran coaches. Liu, who will be 15 in August, will now work with Lee Barkell, Lori Nichol and Massimo…
What else can Alina Zagitova dream of now she’s turned 18?
She is Olympic champion, brand ambassador and top Forbes list athlete On Monday, the reigning world and Olympic champion celebrated her 18th birthday, and received greetings and presents from all…
Olympic Athletes Share Their Home Workout Ideas during COVID-19
The Coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on sport with a number of events suspended or cancelled as the world tries to bring the outbreak under control. Many countries are now in…
Lake Placid Is Indeed America’s Olympic Village
In the nearly 100-year history of the Winter Olympiad, only three towns have hosted the Games multiple times. The first? St. Moritz, Switzerland (1928 and 1946). The second? Innsbruck, Austria…
Home Comfort at World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal
With a history of 108 years' worth of events, I wondered about the effect that home ice advantage had on the gold medal outcomes. It turns out that 32 titles…
