Dick Button was a tough act to follow. But he left a roadmap. While Button, the 1948 and 1952 Olympic champion, was dominating and revolutionizing his sport, he was also setting the stage ...

In honor of U.S. Figure Skating’s Centennial Celebration, we asked fans to share some of their favorite skating moments. At the beginning of February, we asked, “What is your favorite Get Up® mem...

Editor’s note: This story titled “Filling the Void” appeared in the January 2011 issue of SKATING magazine, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of the ent...

“We all fall. It’s how we get up that matters.” Those 10 words serve as a mantra for athletes of all levels, across all sports. They are also at the core of U.S. Figure Skating’s Get Up cam...

While the United States Figure Skating Association officially formed in April of 1921, attempts were made much earlier to create a governing body. Figure skating historian James R. Hines writes i...