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When Atlanta's only adaptive ice skating program lost its home, a 17-year-old hockey player created a new event that brought 35 skaters with disabilities back on the ice. Grey Altemeyer's Fun on Ice fills a gap left when The Cooler Rink closed after 28 years.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates won Olympic gold and silver in Milan, and their moment is doing something remarkable: filling ice rinks across America. Learn-to-skate programs are seeing 30% membership growth as figure skating's new stars inspire a generation.
After seven years together, Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement from competition following their historic 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal. The pair known as "Rikuryu" captured Japan's first ever medal in pairs figure skating.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates delivered their best-ever Olympic performance in Milan, skating to a personal best score that earned them their first individual ice dance medal. The married couple, who trained together for 15 years before falling in love, celebrated both the silver medal and the journey that brought them there.
Fresh off their gold medal win at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Team USA's figure skating champions brought their award-winning routines to Rochester for an unforgettable evening. The Stifel Stars on Ice tour packed Blue Cross Arena with athletic artistry and Olympic magic.
As the 2026 Winter Olympics kick off, MIT's curling and figure skating clubs are hosting watch parties that bring together students who share a love for ice sports. From beginners to former national competitors, these clubs prove you're never too late to find your community on ice.
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Japanese figure skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who made Olympic history at Milan Cortina 2026, announced their engagement with a proposal on ice. Their journey from skating partners to life partners shows how shared dreams can build lasting love.
Norwegian ice dancer Milla Ruud Reitan and her partner Nikolaj Majorov discovered something unexpected on their journey to the Olympics: true love. Their chemistry on the ice turned into romance off it, proving that sometimes the greatest victories aren't measured in medals.
Married figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates claimed silver for Team USA in ice dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, capping over a decade of partnership on the ice. The couple's emotional performance brought them within striking distance of gold in Milan.
Spain is building a competitive Olympic figure skating team despite minimal ice infrastructure, thanks to international athletes who've made the country their home. At Milano-Cortina 2026, six of Spain's figure skaters were born abroad, proving collaboration can overcome resource gaps.
Eleven-year-old Kanon Amagai practices her spins at a Tokyo ice rink, one of thousands of Japanese children dreaming of becoming the next Yuzuru Hanyu. From zero medals to world powerhouse in just 30 years, Japan's figure skating success story shows how heroes inspire entire generations.
Gymnastics legend Simone Biles called it "perfection" when Japan's Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi won their country's first Olympic pairs skating gold in Milano. The seven-time Olympic champion knows the pressure of defending a world title at the Games, and she watched it unfold beautifully on the ice.
Scientists discovered that meltwater from Antarctic ice sheets intensified ocean stratification during past warm periods, potentially triggering the end of ice ages. This groundbreaking research helps us understand how our oceans regulate Earth's climate over thousands of years.
Hundreds packed Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza to celebrate hometown hero Alysa Liu, the first U.S. woman to win Olympic figure skating gold in 20 years. The 20-year-old skater, raised by Chinese immigrants in Richmond and trained at Oakland Ice Center, brought pride back to a city hungry for championship moments.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates captured their first individual Olympic medal with silver in ice dance at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. The married couple now holds three Olympic medals total, tying the record for most by any U.S. figure skater.
Figure skaters Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea went from partners to Olympic gold medalists in just four years. Now they're bringing the magic to fans across America on the Stars on Ice tour.
American ice dancers claimed all three medals at the Four Continents Championships in Beijing, marking the first U.S. sweep in the event since 2005. Olympic duo Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik led the historic victory just weeks before the Milan Winter Games.
A physics challenge going viral shows people trapped in spherical ice bowls trying to climb out. Scientists turned it into a fun lesson on friction, forces, and why ice is so impossibly slippery.
Holly Harris moved halfway around the world at 16 to pursue Olympic ice dancing, bringing along a toy poodle named after her Sydney hometown. Now she and partner Jason Chan are heading to the 2026 Winter Olympics as Australia's first ice dancing team in 12 years.
French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry captured Olympic gold after partnering for only 12 months. Their stunning victory proves that great chemistry and dedication can create magic on ice.
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