Ice cracking under Americans’ blades
Mind the gap. The person in charge of that for U.S. Figure Skating is very aware it is growing larger and more dangerous for the sport's future in this country...
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Flawless Jason Brown right on target in men’s short program at nationals
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It was in this arena at the U.S. Championships four years ago that Jason Brown first showed the appeal that made him a crowd favorite well before...
After winning junior skating title, Tennell hopes to repeat recent history
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Recent history is on Bradie Tennell's side. For decades, winning the U.S. junior women's figure skating title, which the 16-year-old from Carpentersville did Friday, was not a...
Comeback trail: Ashley Wagner takes women’s short program at nationals
GREENSBORO, N.C. — She staggered onto the 2014 Olympic team, justifiably earning a place under rules that allowed selection as something of a career achievement award. Her performance in Sochi...
Nagasu now wearing past figure skating scars with pride
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The idea for the analogy came from her new coach. But the way Mirai Nagasu presented it was pure Mirai, a flashback to the inimitable way with...
A team at ’14 Olympics, Castelli and Shnapir moving on with new partners
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir were skating one after the other instead of side-by-side, as they had during an eight-year partnership that brought them the last two...
South Sudan marathoner free to run again
The dispute between South Sudanese marathoner Guor Miaker and his country's track and field federation has ended, with the federation lifting its suspension of the runner who had been a...
After fast rise, Polina Edmunds hits a few bumps
Polina Edmunds had no time to grow into becoming both the future and present of U.S. women's figure skating, since that all happened in one fell swoop. Then she had...
Could vote kill Boston Olympic bid?
Could Boston's 2024 Olympic bid turn into a version of Denver 1976 redux? If that happens, the U.S. might as well give up on the idea of hosting the Summer...
Loyola, Lewis ranked 1-2 in volleyball rankings
Chicago area volleyball fans should circle March 9 on their calendars. That's when the two top-ranked Division I men's teams in the country are to meet at Loyola for the...