Why music is so key to figure skating’s popularity — and how that music is changing

Skaters, once bound by restrictions and tradition, are increasingly choosing music no one has ever skated to before.

Japanese teenager Ami Nakai overshadows USA’s Blade Angels in women’s figure skating opener

Japan’s skaters stole the spotlight as the Americans largely struggled in their attempts to end a two-decade medal drought ...

Japan’s Ami Nakai leads Olympic skating; American Alysa Liu in 3rd

Three-time U.S. champion Amber Glenn appeared headed into the short program lead before erring on a critical triple loop to ...

Canada's Madeline Schizas fails to qualify for women's figure skating free program

Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas did not qualify for the Olympic women's singles free program after finishing 25th in the short program on Tuesday.

Alysa Liu Is So Mentally Healthy It’s Terrifying

After the short program, however, two angels have fallen, and only one American, reigning World Champion Alysa Liu, remains ...

South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito is in eighth place after the women’s short program at the Winter Olympics

MILAN, Italy — South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito, 18, landed in eighth place in Tuesday’s short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Competing in her mother’s hometown, just minutes from where ...
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Central Lakes Concert Association to present Aria Nouveau on Feb. 20

ALEXANDRIA — The Central Lakes Concert Association will present Aria Nouveau on Friday, Feb. 20, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the ...