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Shibutani. Those two teams train at the Arctic FSC in Canton, while bronze medalists Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue train at the Detroit SC. The 1997 U.S. world team that competed in Switzerland also had six entrants with ties to Michigan, five of...

She has a younger brother who is also a competitive figure skater. When Wagner was five, her father was stationed in Eagle River, Alaska. She began skating there. She was inspired to become a figure skater after watching Tara Lipinski win gold at the...

I don't want to say this is a new and refreshing tone for figure skating, but the last woman to be so brash and back it up, in her own way, brought in a group of bizarre friends carrying a police baton. It has been a long time since the Tonya...

Figure Skating for $1000, Alex? Who are a bunch of sequined girls the public has never heard of? There should be a few names we know by now. The Sochi Olympics are just two years away. This is a pivotal season in figure skating. Two years before the...

Though she won five world and nine U.S. titles, she is best remembered for her heartbreaking finishes at the Nagano and Salt Lake City games. The favorite at each, she settled instead for a silver (1998) and a bronze (2002). Indeed, the image of her...

But it didn't make it less exciting for Kwan, who kept telling herself, "National champion, national champion." "My dad said, 'This is the cherry on top of a perfect sundae to be national champion.'" Two years later Kwan was upset at the Winter...

Though she won five world and nine U.S. titles, she is best remembered for her heartbreaking finishes at the Nagano and Salt Lake City games. The favorite at each, she settled instead for a silver (1998) and a bronze (2002). Indeed, the image of her...

December 29, 2011: Slalom ace Marlies Schild reigned supreme after the first run in Lienz, Austria. Images of the women competing in beach volleyball around the world in 2011. December 28, 2011: After the Holidays, the World Cup women resumed...

Known for artistry and consistency, Kwan was willing to gamble on her programs, which ranged from the classical to the exotic. There were other skaters who jumped better or spun more tightly. No one had the full package, though, like Kwan. While many...

Known for artistry and consistency, Kwan was willing to gamble on her programs, which ranged from the classical to the exotic. There were other skaters who jumped better or spun more tightly. No one had the full package, though, like Kwan. While many...