The music behind a figure skating program sets the tone of a performance, shapes the choreography and even helps fuel the emotion of the skaters.
Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY
Russian Kamila Valieva says her positive drug test was due to grandfather’s medication
Attorneys for Kamila Valieva argued that trimetazidine entered her system through a medication that her grandfather takes, an IOC official said.
Russian teen skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Olympics despite positive drug test
The ruling means that, barring another appeal, the 15-year-old will be able to compete in the women’s individual competition, which starts Tuesday.
Erin Jackson wins gold, becomes first Black woman to win Olympic medal in speedskating
Erin Jackson, a former inline skater, becomes the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in speedskating, according to The Associated Press.
Pending decision on Kamila Valieva’s doping case casts dark cloud over Olympic figure skating competition
Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test becomes one of the defining subplots of the Games – casting a pall over the figure skating competition in Beijing.
Winter weather appears to have extinguished Olympic flame in Beijing. But organizers say it’s just ‘fine’
The flame in the Olympic cauldron appeared to be extinguished Sunday as winter weather hit the Beijing Games.
Speedskater Erin Jackson makes whirlwind journey from inlines to ice to possible Olympic gold
Speedskater Erin Jackson, one of the few Black competitors in an overwhelmingly white sport, is favored to win a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
Nathan Chen gets gold: US figure skater dazzles to win at 2022 Winter Olympics
Chen aced his final skate at the 2022 Olympics and coasted to gold, becoming just the seventh American man to win the men’s individual competition.
US figure skating team wins silver medal after clutch performance by Madison Chock and Evan Bates
With a clutch performance from Madison Chock and Evan Bates in ice dance, the U.S. won silver in the Olympic team figure skating competition.
Ocala at Winter Olympics: The unlikely pipeline at the heart of the U.S. speedskating team
Erin Jackson, Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia were coached as inline skaters by a Florida grandmother. Now, they are at the Winter Olympics.