Figure Skating

Meet Pasha Grishuk, Olympic gold medal Ice Dancing Champion. See photos, video and a biography of Pasha below. Pasha Grishuk is in the news as it has been reported that she was drugged on April 12 at the St. Regis in Orange County. She had attended a business meeting there and after returning to...
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Shizuka Arakawa is a gorgeous Japanese figure skater. She is the first Japanese figure skater to win both the World Championships and the Olympics. Shizuka is one of the most celebrated Japanese figure skaters of all time. You can read her biography, see her photos and a video below. When Shizuka Arakawa won the...
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Katarina Witt’s farewell tour is underway These photos are of her skating in several different shows in Europe as part of that tour. She is the only figure skater and one of only a handful of athletes to ever win two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. She won Olympic Gold in 1984 and 1988. She...
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If you’re a hopeless romantic like me, you just have to see the video and photos of Olympic skaters John Baldwin and Rena Inoue, as John proposed to Rena after their silver medal performance on Saturday. Sounds like the making of a romantic film, eh? After John and Rena took their bows, Rena turned...
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Meet Mirai Nagasu, the 14-year-old skating phenom who just won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship. See photos, video and a biography of Mirai below. Mirai Nagasu became the second youngest woman to win the U.S. Figure Skating Championship earlier this evening, and unfortunately for her, she cannot go on to the world championships in...
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“Skating at Rockefeller Center is one of New York City’s great winter traditions for young skaters and those who are just young at heart,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “We are fortunate to have with us so many of New York’s treasured Olympians who support New York City’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Besides...
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