Kim Yu-na practically sprinted through the short program and away from a strong field Friday at the World Figure Skating Championships. ...more

March 28, 2009

Imagine having just two U.S. women in figure skating at the Winter Olympics. That would have meant no Sarah Hughes in Salt Lake City. And no Olympic gold for Hughes in 2002. ...more

March 22, 2009

With power, nothing else matters. Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker won their second straight pairs title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday, overcoming two big errors with their considerable speed and strength. They finished with a score of 178.76, edging newcomers Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett - who train in Ellenton - by about 2 1/2 points. ...more

January 25, 2009

Alissa Czisny finally lived up to all that potential. And how. Czisny won the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night, one year after a dismal ninth-place finish had her re-evaluating herself. When the final results were posted, tears filled Czisny's eyes and a grin spread across her face as longtime coach Julianne Berlin hugged her. ...more

January 25, 2009

Nothing like a parting of the ways to make for a parting of the properties. ...more

November 9, 2008

PORT RICHEY - All four-wheeled dancers, leapers and gliders with hopes of qualifying for next month's national figure skating championships converged upon Port Richey last weekend to compete in the Southern Regional Championships at Spinnations Family Skating Center. ...more

June 21, 2008

More than 125 roller skaters will be in town to compete at the Southern Region Figure Skating Championships, which starts this weekend. ...more

June 12, 2008

This is as close as a rivalry can get. Evan Lysacek won his second straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday, despite finishing with the same score as Johnny Weir. The two - who have combined to win the last five U.S. crowns - both finished with 244.77 points. But Lysacek won the free skate, 162.72 to 161.37, and that's the tiebreaker. ...more

January 28, 2008

This is what figure skating has been looking for. Mirai Nagasu delighted the crowd - and herself - with a refreshing and entertaining show at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night. And the 14-year-old became the second-youngest woman to win the U.S. title, too. ...more

January 27, 2008

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker got the title, and John Baldwin Jr. got the girl. ...more

January 27, 2008