If there’s a word in figure skating that doesn’t sound like an actual word, don’t feel crazy – it probably isn’t. It’s common for moves in individual sports to be named for the first person to perform ...

The first Olympic figure skating champion was Sweden’s Ulrich Salchow, winner at London 1908 when the sport was included as part of the Summer Games. Salchow, the winner of seven World Championships ...

The jumps are household names, at least in figure skating households: salchow, axel, lutz, loop, flip and toe loop. In order of difficulty, from the easiest to the hardest, they are: toe loop, salchow ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — This is why the Olympics endure and enchant. Because of the personal stories that continue across quadrennia. Because of the outcome that shocks and delights. Because ...

Let's make no bones about it: the headlining sport in the Winter Olympics is figure skating. No other sport comes close to the drama, the athletes, the subplots, and politics that figure skating has.

Standing on the awards podium for the medal ceremonies in the World Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was aware she and the two U.S. women next to her had swept their way into the sport`s ...

With his confidence running high after a recent international victory, South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan will try to push himself into medal contention at Beijing 2022 with three quadruple jumps ...

Casual figure skating viewers, say it with me, “It’s not called a sowcow.” That jump with the funny-sounding name is not an ode to farm animals. It’s actually called a “salchow,” and it’s named in ...

Time is running out. It`s now less than a year until the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, and you still don`t know the difference between a camel spin and a death spiral. If you`ve never even heard ...