Three years ago, the one person who didn't suspect that Mirai Nagasu would one day be a U.S. figure skating champion was none other than Mirai Nagasu. Three years ago, a lifetime in the world of a 15-year-old, Nagasu was competing in the novice ranks. ...
MEDIA, Pa. -- If there's anything Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto have been in need of lately, it's a GPS. After a decade-long stay in Detroit, the most celebrated ice dancing team in U.S. history decided to hit the road and train in a small town outside ...
BALTIMORE -- Michael Phelps is barely settled in his new condo in downtown Baltimore, but the most accomplished Olympian said he is happy to finally be home. Nearly two months after the Olympics in Beijing began, Phelps was celebrated with a hero's ...
Rebecca Adlington: The British freestyler shocked the swimming world with gold medals in both the 400 free (rallying to beat American Katie Hoff) and the 800 free, becoming Britain's first female to claim an Olympic swimming gold medal in nearly half a ...
Forty-four years ago, two California swimmers traveled across the country to Astoria, N.Y., to compete in the Olympic swimming trials, each hoping for a spot on the 1964 U.S. team, which would compete in the Summer Games in Tokyo. On days when Ariel ...
Nobody ever asked Fred Astaire to learn a triple lutz. Yet in less than three months' time, Kristi Yamaguchi was expected to master the tango. And in front of millions of TV viewers, no less. Kristi Yamaguchi has been making headlines lately with her ...
At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, the Games were unofficially declared the Olympics of the Woman. The United States women's basketball, softball and gymnastics teams all garnered gold and it seemed the generation that derived much from Title IX had ...
Michael Phelps ... in a spacesuit. As if his opponents weren't already impressed by the eight-time Olympic medalist, Phelps now says his new Speedo swimsuit makes him feel as if he is flying through space. After modeling the new suit in New York City ...
Congratulations Mirai Nagasu. You just won the U.S. figure skating title. Same to you, Rachel Flatt. You won the free skate and earned a silver medal. Your prize? You both get to watch the World Championships two months from now from the comfort of ...
There is no doubt skating has been at a crossroads. With TV ratings slipping and Tonya Harding nowhere to be found in the building, the sport has been looking for a way back to the top. Many have blamed the sport's new scoring system, an intricate ...
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