All posts tagged "2017 US Nationals"
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1.4KFigure Skating NewsChen takes U.S. title with record score
Nathan Chen became the youngest man since 1966 to win a U.S. men’s title at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships after...
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1.3KFigure Skating NewsChen claims ladies’ U.S. title
Overnight leader Karen Chen maintained first place, winning her first national title at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Kansas, Mo.,...
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786Figure Skating NewsShibutanis defend national title
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani won their second consecutive title at the 2017 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. Madison Chock...
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882Figure Skating NewsDenney and Frazier take national pairs title
Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier claimed their first national title at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday afternoon. Marissa Castelli and Mervin Tran, who...
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1.1KFigure Skating NewsNathan Chen: “Finally!”
The Men’s Short Program proved to be an exciting event at the 2017 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in Kansas City, Mo.,...
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666Figure Skating NewsShibutanis: “We followed our game plan”
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani are the current leaders in the Ice Dance discipline after the Short Dance at the 2017 U.S....
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1.2KFigure Skating NewsKaren Chen: “I’m surprised and shocked!”
Karen Chen took a surprising lead in the Ladies’ Short Program at the 2017 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night,...
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1.1KFigure Skating NewsCain and LeDuc: “It was pretty amazing”
There were some surprises during the Pairs Short Program at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night. The newly-formed teams of Ashley...
Did You Know?
Elaine Zayak (CAN), the 1982 World champion and 1981 U.S. National champion, was the first woman to consistently land many triple jumps in her programs. Zayak lost three toes on her left foot (her takeoff foot) in a lawn mower accident at the age of two. On the advice of her doctors, she began figure skating as physical therapy. Her left boot was stabilized with a wood mold to compensate for the irregularity in the shape of her left foot.