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U.S. Figure Skating today announced that it has named longtime sports industry leader Matt Farrell as its Chief Executive Officer. Farrell brings nearly 30 years of experience to the organization, having spent the majority of his career in C-suite positions within the Olympic movement. Before joining U.S. Figure Skating, Farrell most recently served […]
Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championships in 19 years on Friday night in Boston with a free skate in which she landed seven clean triple jumps. The free skate and her short program gave Liu a cumulative 222.97 points, which put her 4.99 points ahead of Japan’s […]
BOSTON — Alysa Liu is the first U.S. women’s singles figure skater to win a world title in 19 years, capping a comeback season after a two-year retirement. Liu, 19, had the top short program and free skate scores for 222.97 total points. She prevailed over three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan by 4.99. […]
Mar 28, 2025, 10:21 PM ET BOSTON — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the appreciative roar from a sellout crowd reminded her why she had returned to the sport following a nearly two-year retirement. When her score was finally read, the […]
District Artistry’s “Flashlight” program during a performance in 2022. (Courtesy of District Impact Skating Club) By Daniella Ignacio In her first ice skating class, Sheldonna Harris’s 6-year-old daughter mastered every skill. But there was one thing she refused to do, and that was fall. Harris laughed as she reminisced about her now 18-year-old’s beginnings at […]
Photographs of aircraft crash victims from The Skating Club of Boston rink are displayed rink side, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Norwood, Mass. From left is skater Jinna Han, skater Spencer Lane and coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Members of the U.S figure skating team were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342
Several members of the U.S. Figure Skating team were among the 60 passengers traveling on the American Airlines plane that collided with a . . .
Amber Glenn defended her title as the US figure skating championships on Friday night, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her. Glenn scored 216.79 points while Liu, the two-time national champ in the midst of a comeback […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s a celebration of Black culture as skaters glide across the rink at Sk8 City in Arlington. When you think of roller skating you may not know about the rich history it has in the African-American community. Skating has played a significant role in the Black culture since the late 1950s, early […]
U.S. Figure Skating has announced its women’s and ice dance selections for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2024 in Montreal, Quebec. The teams were selected following the 2024 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Columbus, Ohio. WOMEN’SAmber GlennIsabeau Levito ICE DANCE Madison Chock and Evan BatesChristina Carreira and Anthony PonomarenkoEmily Bratti and Ian Somerville Alternates […]