When choreographer Rohene Ward contemplates a new program for Jason Brown, he asks himself: How are we trying to touch people? With frustrations in the Black community growing and COVID-19 tightening its grip, Ward thought it was time to honor Alvin Ailey.
At the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, five of the top seven pair teams attempted a quad element in their free skates, but a pair hasn’t done a quad in three years. So, why aren’t pairs trying quad twists and throws anymore?
Perhaps the most versatile, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong may have had more comebacks, misfortunes and reinventions than the rest of field at worlds combined.
All three Russian entries have a credible shot at returning their nation to the top of the podium for the first time in eight years, but China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong stand in their way.
On Feb. 15, 1961, Sabena Flight 548, traveling from New York City to Brussels, crashed on approach. Among the dead were all 18 members of the U.S. world figure skating team, along with 16 coaches, officials and family members.
On Feb. 15, 1961, the 18 members of the 1961 U.S. figure skating world team, and 16 coaches, officials and family members, boarded Sabena Flight 548. The Boeing 707-329 aircraft crashed on approach to Zaventem Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground.
At the 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Elvis was definitely in the building. In a hip-swiveling routine to a medley from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, Yaroslav Paniot landed three quadruple jumps to place third in the free skate.
Anyone who watched Jason Brown’s “Sinnerman” short program knows how mesmerizing figure skating can be when a gifted skater teams up with a talented choreographer who selects just the right material.
Since teaming up last spring, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier have jammed their coaches’ notebooks with to-do lists and goals, most of which they have achieved in fine style.
Mariah Bell is coming off her best figure skating season but now gets to spend time in her family’s 45-foot RV while waiting out the coronavirus pandemic.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates have a lead at the U.S. Championships, but the rivalry with Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue stretches back more than 10 years.
Young ice dancers Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko are waiting for Carreira to gain citizenship but are aiming for the U.S. Championships podium.
Married couple Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim spent the off-season regrouping, starting with Chris’ surgery in February to repair a torn wrist tendon.
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