If you thought figure skating—the act of throwing yourself into the air and spinning above a sheet of ice with sharpened ...

Because if you land skating forward, an awkward scene will ensue, possibly involving blood. Part of it is because of what your body has to do to stop the spinning. Part of it is that figure skate ...

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is in and of itself ... due to the fact that the pairs have the jump elements and the spin elements,” Gaff said. Ice dancing features spins but no jumps ...

The sit spin, the Lutz and the flying camel are figure skating moves that few among us will ever attempt, let alone master. But the shuffle-and-grab? We got that, and Chicago hosts a range of ...

Figure skating requires a level of strength, balance and agility that few other athletes can match. Imagine leaping high and powerfully enough to spin your entire body four revolutions ...

During your performance, after each element, be it a jump or a spin, I immediately concentrate ... tells us about her training to become a figure skating champ, and landing THAT historic quad ...

This global fete of gliding, spinning, and the pure joy of skating finds its perfect ... he program features three ...

The Goggin Ice Center offers a complete recreational skating program with classes for all ages and abilities. Skaters earn level certification through a final skills test at the end of each session.

My warmup typically takes an hour and includes spinning/biking, dynamic exercises ... What is your earliest memory of the Olympics? I began skating as an artistic skater (figure skating on roller ...

In an exclusive interview with The Asahi Shimbun, Hanyu, 27, reminisced about the time in his childhood when everything about figure skating seemed to come together. It was certainly not the first ...

With Yuzuru Hanyu seeking to become the first to successfully land a quadruple axel in figure skating competition at ... foot will also be faster in the spin after taking off on his (left) foot.