The Associated Press Canada won Olympic figure skating team gold with 73 points in PyeongChang after the three-day event that includes short and long programs in skating’s four disciplines. Russian was second with 66. But equally impressive might have been the team in third with 62, and how it got there. Quite simply, the night […]
Skating body picks Ashley Wagner for Sochi Olympics, snubs Mirai Nagasu
BOSTON (AP) – Two-time national champion Ashley Wagner is in, heading to her first Olympics even after a performance at the U.S. Championships she described as a “tearful little wimp out on the ice.” Mirai Nagasu, who finished fourth at the Vancouver Games, is out, left off the squad despite finishing ahead of Wagner at […]
Blog: The 10 most inspiring Olympics moments for me
1. This year, we will remember short track speed skater Apollo Ohno earning his eighth Olympic medal, setting a new record for the United States for the Winter Olympics.
Asian athletes to represent the U.S. in the 2010 Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics are hitting close to home, what with them being just over the border in Vancouver, British Columbia. But their location is not the only thing close to home. Hometown short track skaters Apolo Ohno and J.R. Celski are also making a splash in the games.
Flatt edges Nagasu for title, both all smiles
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — With her Olympic dreams being over, Sasha Cohen stuck around to watch Mirai Nagasu and Rachael Flatt.
Asians sweep Skate America, Americans lag behind
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na led an Asian sweep at Skate America, winning the title in a runaway Sunday, Oct. 26, at Everett’s Comcast Arena over Japan’s Yukari Nakano and Miki Ando.