History of Figure Skating
Learn about the history of figure skating, which started in the United States just before the Civil War.
Learn about the history of figure skating, which started in the United States just before the Civil War.
Learn about the history of figure skating, which started in the United States just before the Civil War.
The Greater Kalamazoo Skating Association has developed one of the country's top solo ice dance programs.
The ISU Junior Grand Prix Series hits its stride this week with the third of seven JGP events, in Bangkok, Thailand. The U.S. sends a strong delegation, which includes two national junior singles medalists and a national junior pairs medalist team.
Patrick Blackwell earned his first podium finish in his Junior Grand Prix debut, while Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski clinched their first career Junior Grand Prix medal as a team.
Larry Holliday is one of adult skating's most popular athletes, known for his remarkable skills and caring personality. As he's done throughout his skating career, Holliday showed everyone what he is made of by successfully completing an aggressive cancer treatment. He's now back on the ice and gearing up for the 2025 U.S. Adult Championships.
Nearly 300 skaters will compete for titles at the 2024 Solo Dance Final, Sept. 12-15, in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
Nine U.S. athletes will travel this week to Bergamo, Italy, for Lombardia Trophy, the third stop of the ISU Challenger Series and the first outside the United States.
Six up-and-coming skaters to make Skate America debut
Olivia and Isabella Flores, who are of Mexican and Italian descent, are proud of their Hispanic heritage and celebrate it every chance they can. The Team USA siblings hope their success on the ice will inspire others like them to get involved in figure skating.
Champions were crowned at the 2024 National Solo Dance Finals in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
Two U.S. ice dance teams - Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, and Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal - earned silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the Junior Grand Prix Series event in Bangkok, Thailand. It was Aboian and Veselukhin's first JGP event.
Twelve U.S. athletes will take the ice to represent the stars and stripes in Oberstdorf, Germany, at Nebelhorn Trophy Sept. 19-21. This event will serve as the fourth stop of the ISU Challenger Series.