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Jason Brown of the USA competes in the Men's short program.

Tatsuki Machida dominates men’s free skate final

May 22, 2019 at 7:16 a.m.

He was spot on for 3 minutes, 15 seconds, which meant Jason Brown was 75 seconds from bringing down the house. And then he fell on his second triple axel,...

Gracie Gold 3rd after missteps at Skate America

August 19, 2019 at 7:24 a.m.

All you needed to know about how the women's short programs went Saturday at Skate America was evident in the mixed reactions of several skaters when they had finished. As...

Russians Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov perform a death spiral while winning the Skate America short program.

Russian pair back on the right foot

June 17, 2018 at 5:07 a.m.

On the first anniversary of the injury that kept him out of the 2014 Olympics, Russian pairs skater Alexander Smirnov posted before and after pictures to his Facebook page. The...

Jason Brown falls short in men’s short program

August 19, 2019 at 7:24 a.m.

Letdown, part 1: Jason Brown of Highland Park, excited to skate for people he knows so well he recognized individual voices cheering him, fell on his triple axel opening jump...

Gracie Gold growing into veteran skating stature

May 22, 2019 at 7:16 a.m.

Gracie Gold has an Olympic team event bronze medal, a U.S. title, a Sports Illustrated cover, personal props from Taylor Swift and a sense of still being new on the...

Denis Ten of Kazakhstan performs during the Figure Skating Exhibition Gala at Iceberg Skating Palace.

Figure skating taking Cole Porter approach: Anything goes

May 22, 2019 at 7:16 a.m.

At approximately 8:45 p.m. Friday night, about 30 seconds into Russian figure skater Artur Gachinski's short program at Skate America, the audience at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates will...

Jason Brown performs during the men's free skate at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Jason Brown career growth planned for long haul

May 22, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

One singular sensation Every little step he takes. One thrilling combination Every move that he makes. — "A Chorus Line" Timing is everything. The 4 1/2 minutes of figure skating...

Vicky Hofstein of Highland Park poses for a photograph, being taken by a friend, with a cutout of local hero Jason Brown at Centennial Ice Arena in Highland Park during the 2014 Olympics, where Brown won a figure skating team event bronze medal.

Skater Jason Brown sharing a gift of love

June 17, 2018 at 5:41 a.m.

There is a tradition in figure skating for fans to reward their favorite athletes by throwing stuffed animals onto the ice after performances. To 2014 Olympic team event bronze medalist...

USA's Alex Morgan turns her ankle while battling for the ball in the first half of a CONCACAF Women's Championship match against Guatemala at Toyota Park.

Morgan out of rest of women’s World Cup qualifying

June 17, 2018 at 6:01 a.m.

Alex Morgan, the current face of U.S. women's soccer, won't be showing it on the field again in 2015 World Cup qualifying. U.S. Soccer announced Saturday that the sprained left...

Guatemala's Daniela Andrade (left) holds the jersey of USA's Sydney Leroux in the second half.

Heavy work load in women’s World Cup qualifying

August 19, 2019 at 7:21 a.m.

A group of leading women's soccer players from around the world is suing the international soccer federation, FIFA, over having to play the 2015 World Cup on artificial turf, which...

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