How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck is a neuroscience reporter and figure skating fan. The recent ...

In a freestyle program, almost as many spins are required as jumps, and contortion is prerequisite. Medals and prizes are gendered, so are spins. Certain spin positions are performed mostly by women, ...

Whether the weather is frosty or warm, for a few weeks this time of year North Texans can bundle up, put on a pair of skates and glide across the ice at a holiday-themed rink. Here are several to try ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The U.S. Figure Skating Championships being held in Columbus is not only huge for the city, but for the little boys and girls that dream of making it to that level one day.

People watch figure skating for the jumps, the spins, the spills and the costumes — some of which just have you scratching your head and asking, "Why?" Jere Longman of The New York Times, who has ...

How's this for a dreamy Christmas day out: ice skating beneath twinkling fairy lights, in front of a beautiful, historic ...

The sit spin, the Lutz and the flying camel are figure skating moves that few among us will ever attempt, let alone master. But the shuffle-and-grab? We got that, and Chicago hosts a range of venues ...

The outdoor rink at the Omni Hotel is just one of the many ice skating rinks decked out for the holidays. Therese Powell For many, it just wouldn’t feel like the holidays without ice skating. Though ...

Winter can be a dreary time in western Washington. The daylight seems to run out before your coffee has kicked in. Not to mention that everything is wet most of the time, even when it’s sunny. There ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The stars aligned for Allison Janney when she dressed up in a cheap fur coat, perched a parakeet on her shoulder, and chain-smoked and swore through figure-skating movie "I, ...