All posts tagged "2018 Olympics"
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963Figure Skating NewsOlympic Games a starting point for Spain’s Hurtado and Khaliavin
Figure Skating News When Spanish ice dancers Sara Hurtado, 25, and Kirill Khaliavin, 27, stepped off the ice after their free dance...
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1.6KFigure Skating NewsTarasova and Morozov aim for top with new coach Maxim Trankov
Figure Skating News In a country where pairs figure skating is a very prestigious discipline, Russia’s Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov are...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsNew experiences ahead for Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada
Figure Skating News Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada has been on the rise and has established himself as a top skater in the past...
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1.4KFigure Skating NewsSotskova: ‘I’ll remain in skating for many years to come’
Figure Skating News On a sunny day in Moscow, Russian skater Maria Sotskova is working hard on the ice in the famous...
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1.3KFigure Skating NewsAustralia’s Alexandrovskaya and Windsor keep writing history
Figure Skating News Australian pair skaters Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor are getting used to writing figure skating history. The young team...
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1.2KFigure Skating NewsZagitova edges out Medvedeva for Olympic gold
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News The Figure Skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics concluded with the Ladies Free Skate on...
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1.3KFigure Skating NewsZagitova sets record in Ladies Figure Skating in Pyeongchang
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News Alina Zagitova (OAR) took the lead in the Ladies Figure Skating event at the 2018 Olympics...
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1.7KFigure Skating NewsVirtue and Moir capture second Olympic gold; make history
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada edged out France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron by less...
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930Figure Skating NewsVirtue and Moir break record to take lead in Ice Dance at 2018 Olympics
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took the lead after the Short Dance in Pyeongchang at...
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1.1KFigure Skating NewsHanyu leads the Men in in Pyeonchang
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan leads the Men in Figure Skating after a day of brilliant performances...
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1.1KFigure Skating NewsSavchenko and Massot capture Pairs gold in Pyeongchang
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News In a what was a tense and exciting competition, Germany’s Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot rose...
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1.0KFigure Skating NewsSui and Han grab lead in Pairs figure skating at 2018 Olympics
2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating News The Pairs event in Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics began with the Short Program...
Did you Know?
Timothy Goebel (USA) became the first man to land a ratified quadruple Salchow (1998 Junior Grand Prix Final). He was also the first skater to land three quadruple jumps (a quad Salchow in combination, a quad toe loop, and a quad Salchow) in a program (long program) at 1999 Skate America. Goebel is also credited as being the first American to land a quadruple jump (a quad Salchow in combination with a double toe loop) in competition (1998 Junior Grand Prix Final), and in doing so, became the first skater to land a quad Salchow in combination in competition. Who does your favorite quad? Discuss here!