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Malinin hits backflip, quads to win Skate America
U.S. and world champion Ilia Malinin hit four quads and a backflip, which had been banned until this season, to win the Skate America title for the third year in a row.
Olympic Sports
What are the longest U.S. medal droughts at the Olympics?
Though the U.S. excelled at the 2024 Paris Games, there are medal droughts that still need to be broken during upcoming Olympic cycles.
News
Canada's appeal for figure skating bronze denied
Canada's appeal to be awarded a team figure skating bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, leaving the Russian team in third place.
Olympic Sports
CAS tosses out Russian appeal of Valieva case
An appeal against the decision to strip Russia of the figure skating team gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics was dismissed, confirming the U.S. as the Beijing gold medalists and opening the way for the team to get its medals at the Paris Games.
Allyson Felix
Ranking the top 25 Olympians of the 21st century
From Phelps to Knight, Biles to Thorpe, here are the best Olympic athletes from the past 25 years.
FigureSkating
Longtime figure skating coach Carroll dies at 85
U.S. Figure Skating announced the death of longtime coach Frank Carroll, who helped guide six Olympic medalists at 10 Winter Games.
Winter Olympics
SafeSport permanently bans figure skater Kerry
SafeSport's investigation found Kerry gave alcohol to and engaged in sexual intercourse with a then-16- or 17-year-old skater while he was 21 or 22. Pending potential appeal, he's barred from participating in events or at arenas under USOPC control.
News
Figure skater Uno, 2-time world champ, retires
Japan's Shoma Uno, a two-time world champion who won the silver medal at the 2018 Winter Games, announced on social media that he is retiring from figure skating.
Olympic Sports
Russian gets skating bronze despite Valieva DQ
The Russian figure skating team is set to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva, although fourth-place Canada could challenge.
Olympic Sports
IOC officials confirm U.S. gets skating gold medal
IOC officials told the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday that nine American figure skaters will move up to a gold medal after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Games.
Figure Skating
Russia to lose 2022 gold to U.S. after Valieva DQ
Two years after the Beijing Games, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified, meaning Russia will forfeit the 2022 Olympic gold medal to the U.S., which finished second.
Olympic Sports
Chan, Howe withdraw while leading U.S. nationals
Emily Chan and Spencer Howe withdrew while leading the pairs competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday because of their health.
Olympic Sports
Canadian skaters to miss nationals amid inquiry
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Soerensen, who is under investigation for alleged sexual assault, said he and ice dance partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry will not compete at this week's national championships.
News
Skater Malinin lands quad axel, leads GP Finals
American figure skater Ilia Malinin landed a quadruple axel jump on his way to taking the short-program lead at the figure skating Grand Prix Finals Thursday in Beijing, China.
Olympic Sports
Ruling in Valieva doping case may take until Feb.
There could be yet another delay in the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, with a ruling now potentially coming more than two years since her positive test rocked the Beijing Winter Olympics.
FigureSkating
Ziegler wins NHK Trophy as U.S. finishes 1-2
Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium.
News
Chock, Bates add another Skate America title
American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who have yet to commit to continuing their careers all the way to the next Winter Games, easily won their fourth Skate America title on Sunday.
Olympic Sports
Figure skater Valieva set to testify in doping case
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will give evidence by video link for a hearing this month into her doping case that rocked the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Canadian figure skater Paul, 31, dies in car crash
Former Canadian Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has died at the age of 31 after her car was struck in a construction zone by a transport truck.
Olympic Sports
Skater Valieva's doping case to begin Sept. 26
The doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be held Sept. 26 to 29 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
News
Hungary, citing war impact, out as skating host
Hungary has given up the rights to host next year's European figure skating championships, blaming the economic impact of the war in neighboring Ukraine.
News
Americans win figure skating World Team Trophy
Reigning world pairs silver medalists Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier finished first in free skate on Saturday to lead the United States to its fifth figure skating World Team Trophy.
FigureSkating
Hawayek, Baker WD from figure skating worlds
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko will take the place of Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker at the figure skating world championships next month in Saitama, Japan.
FigureSkating
Putin fetes skating coach in Valieva Olympic case
Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze one of the country's highest honors Monday, nearly a year after a doping case involving one of her top skaters overshadowed the Winter Olympics.
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Malinin wins first U.S. men's figure skating title
Ilia Malinin won his first national men's title on Sunday, delivering a 177.38 free skate for a total score of 287.74 on the final day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37NOR
- 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
NOR | 16 |
GER | 12 |
CHN | 9 |
ROC | 12 |
GER | 10 |
USA | 10 |
ROC | 14 |
CAN | 14 |
NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Bø | 4 |
Bolshunov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 3 |
Fillon Maillet | 3 |
Takagi | 3 |
Minjeong | 2 |
Latypov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 2 |
Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
No rugby, field hockey, more at leaner '26 Commonwealth Games
Rugby, field hockey, triathlon and more were dropped from the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games, hosted by Glasgow, over affordability.
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow confirmed as host city
Glasgow has been confirmed as the hosts of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, organisers announced on Tuesday.
LeBron James' basketball career: Olympics, NBA, more stats
LeBron James is one of the most successful basketball players in the sport's history. Here are key honors, awards and accomplishments in his career.
Breanna Stewart's basketball honors: Olympics, WNBA, stats
Breanna Stewart won the 2024 WNBA title and helped Team USA score another gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here are her top accomplishments.
Ilia Malinin lands quads, backflip to win Skate America title
U.S. and world champion Ilia Malinin hit four quads and a backflip, which had been banned until this season, to win the Skate America title for the third year in a row.
Alex Yee adds world triathlon title to Olympic gold
Olympic champion Alex Yee finished third in the men's triathlon World Championship Finals to win his first world title.