US figure skaters celebrate gold medal from Beijing Olympics with a touch of bittersweetness
The U.S. figure skating team from the Beijing Olympics will receive a gold medal now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping.
AP sources: US skaters to get Olympic torches as medals wait
IOC president Thomas Bach has offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case preventing them from receiving their silver medals.
Valieva sends Russians into Olympic team figure skating lead
World champion Kamila Valieva cemented her status as the gold medal-favorite at the Beijing Games by putting forward a winning short program to help the Russians take the lead in the team event.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships Day 2 recap: Bell is golden, Chock/Bates break rhythm dance record
Rhythm dance and women's free skate results from the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships Day 1 recap: Bell shines, Cain-Gribble/LeDuc set pairs national record
Results for the pairs and women's short programs at the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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US skating team stronger than most for recent world events
Multiple medals at the World Figure Skating Championships are rare for the United States. Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue collected bronze in ice dance. Hubbell and Donohue figure to be tested by Madison Chock and Evan Bates, with whom they have swapped U.S. titles in recent years. Hubbell and Donohue edged Chock and Bates in January at nationals, reversing the finish for each couple in 2019. โMadison Chock and Evan Bates have only competed once this season, where Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue have been stellar in their events, and I think the momentum is in their favor.
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Four-time champ Chen wins short program with ease
โIโm thrilled with the short program today," said the two-time world gold medalist. "At the beginning of this year at a small, local competition, in Colorado, I scored 103 with a clean program. WOMENNational champion Bradie Tennell and third-place finisher Karen Chen were selected for the world championships team. Tennell won her second U.S. title Friday night; she also finished first in 2018. The 2021 world championships are set for March 22-28 in Stockholm.
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Bradie Tennell captures second US Figure Skating title
Bradie Tennell performs during the women's free skate at the U.S. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS โ Bradie Tennell is back on top of American figure skating. They sure missed an edge-of-your seat women's free skate. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier have a six-point lead over Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson headed into the pairs free skate, and the free dance wraps up the evening session. โWe're really confident in our free dance,โ Hubbell said after watching Chock and Bates perform Friday, โand it's not over till it's over.