Figure Skating
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Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski says she became aware of her body 'at a young age': 'My body was my tool for my career'
The 40-year-old reflects on her relationship with her body as a teenage Olympian.
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International Skating Union apologizes after nominating ‘offensive’ Auschwitz uniform for best costume
The International Skating Union issued an apology after nominating a Russian skater for "best costume" after he performed in an Auschwitz uniform-inspired ensemble.
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Figure skater Ashley Wagner: 'I was sexually assaulted by John Coughlin' at 17
Ashley Wagner wrote a powerful first-person essay about being sexually assaulted at 17 by a fellow figure skater.
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Olympian Adam Rippon on coming out before a major skating competition: 'I felt power going out there'
As the first openly gay American male to qualify for the Winter Olympics, Adam Rippon says that one’s sexuality shouldn’t matter. The recent Dancing With the Stars: Athletes champion, who took this year’s Olympic bronze medal in the figure skating team event, tells Yahoo Lifestyle he considers himself first and foremost a dangerous competitor. “Growing up as a figure skater, I was even more resistant to coming out and being gay.
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How Adam Rippon won the Olympics, 'DWTS,' and everyone's hearts — his boyfriend's included
About his instant mega-fame, Adam Rippon says, "I think that because I’m 28, and I’ve lived — at least within the skating world — with people paying attention to what I was doing, that I’ve sort of been prepared for this moment my whole life.”
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German figure skater mocked for performing to 'Schindler's List' score
Nicole Schott of Germany took the ice to the Oscar-winning score from "Schindler's List," dividing viewers over whether the musical selection was thoughtless or a tribute.
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This Figure Skater Is Basically a One-Woman AC/DC Tribute Band. The Internet Is Rocking Out Accordingly.
Hungary's Ivett Toth skated to AC/DC in her Winter Olympics short program, to the joy of rock fans around the globe.