Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself. “It’s a huge, huge honor. I think a lot of pride comes … Read more
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean received a warm welcome as they returned to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their gold medal-winning Winter Olympic performance. Torvill and Dean are due to skate together Wednesday evening at an event celebrating the legacy of the 1984 Olympics. The anniversary is … Read more
Ilia Malinin established such a big lead after his peerless short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that the phenom’s free skate Sunday was less a competition and more a coronation. Even though kings sometimes fall down. After starting his program with a textbook quad axel — a jump only Malinin has landed in … Read more
They train at the same complex in Montreal under the same coaches By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer December 28, 2021, 8:04 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article They train at the same complex in Montreal under the same coaches. They’ve had a long-term rivalry that’s taken them around … Read more
