Figure Skating

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We’ve compiled a list from a group of intensely focused athletes about their mental heath

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How the world's top athletes look after their mental health

Former Team USA figure skaters Adam Rippon and Meryl Davis look back on some of their most iconic looks on the ice over the years.

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Adam Rippon and Meryl Davis remember their figure skating fashion moments

Having never watched his performance back before, Adam Rippon sits down to relive Team USA's showing in the figure skating team competition at PyeongChang 2018.

PyeongChang 2018 | Olympic Winter games

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Adam Rippon reacts to Team USA figure skating at PyeongChang 2018

The crowd were on their feet long before the end of routine. Mariah Bell landed a triple lutz jump and the audience went wild. The 23-year-old collapsed with emotion at the end of the routine in clear elation. She had secured a second place behind 14-year-old Alysa Liu at the

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Mariah Bell reacts after skating in the Ladies Free skate during the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Greensboro Coliseum 

Adam Rippon and Mariah Bell break down her incredible performance at the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Nationals

Two figure skating legends on one Olympic Channel Podcast. From his tough times in his coach’s basement to becoming a cultural icon, Olympic champion Meryl Davis speaks to her friend and USA teammate Adam Rippon about his epic life story.

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Podcast: Adam Rippon with Meryl Davis

PyeongChang 2018 figure skating team medallist and self-proclaimed 'America's Sweetheart' Adam Rippon speaks exclusively to Meryl Davis for the Olympic Channel.

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Adam Rippon exclusive interview with Meryl Davis

With the new figure skating season about to start, what's Olympic team bronze medallist Adam Rippon up to?
The 29-year-old, who announced his retirement last November, has spent his time since PyeongChang winning Dancing With the Stars, taking a stand for LGBT+ and women's rights as 'America's Sweetheart', and even

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What's Adam Rippon up to in retirement?

Celebrating diversity is a huge part of the Olympic Movement.
At Olympic Channel, we've been delighted to give LGBT+ athletes a platform to tell their truths about overcoming prejudice to find success in their chosen sports.
To mark Pride Month, we've put together some of our best content for you

Pride flags outside New York City's Stonewall Inn, scene of the 1969 riots which heralded the LGBT+ rights movement

Pride 2019 on Olympic Channel

Adam Rippon skates to O and Arrival of the Birds by Coldplay in the men's singles competition at PyeongChang 2018.

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Adam Rippon dazzles with emotional Coldplay performance | Music Mondays

She sings, she dances, she skates, she surfs. She's ten.
Sky Brown is a viral video sensation with over 50 million views.
She is used to dropping off buses and into vertical ramps on her skateboard, now she's ready to swap the bowl for the ball on Dancing with the

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Sky Brown and Adam Rippon on Dancing With the Stars Juniors 

They may come from opposite sites of the Atlantic Ocean, but Colin Jackson and Adam Rippon have many things in common.
The pair won Olympic medals in Korea 30 years apart — Jackson taking silver in the men's 110m hurdles at Seoul 1988, with Rippon claming team figure skating bronze

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What do Colin Jackson and Adam Rippon have in common?

We went backstage at ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and managed to grab a  word with some of the contestants like Adam Rippon and Tonya Harding.

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Dancing with the Stars: Backstage special

The men's short program was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 16 February 2018.

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Men's Short Program - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The men's free skating was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 17 February 2018.

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Men's Free Skating - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

This event was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 12 February 2018.

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Team Event Men's Free Skating - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The men's free skating competition took place at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday 17 February 2018.

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Adam Rippon (USA) - 10th Place | Men's Free Skating

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Adam Rippon can still remember the blinding glare of the Olympic spotlight, something he had long dreamt about but suddenly was staring directly at, thrust into the international news cycle as one of just a handful of out queer athletes at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
It was brighter

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Adam Rippon attends Netflix's special screening of "The Redeem Team" at TUDUM Theater on September 22, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)

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Adam Rippon exclusive: On five years since his Olympic coming out - and the power of sport for LGBTQ+ people: 'Skating saved me'

The LGBTQ+ movement has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade at Olympic Summer and Winter Games.
Just 23 brave out Olympians competed at London 2012 while nearly 200 – 186 in total – proudly shared their personal stories at Tokyo 2020 in 2021, marked on the way

Quinn, of Team Canada, speaks with Megan Rapinoe (R) of Team USA, after winning the gold medal after becoming the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic medal. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

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‘We’re breaking down barriers through representation:’ Landmark Olympic moments for LGBTQ+ athletes 

Eight years after just seven out LGBT athletes in total competed at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014, some 35 members of the queer community are going for gold at Beijing 2022.
No out queer figure skater competed at the Games in 2014 but, just four years after Adam Rippon

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

GRAZ, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 25: Gabriella Papadakis (L) and Guillaume Cizeron (R) of France perform during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Steiermarkhalle on January 25, 2020 in Graz, Austria. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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LGBT figure skaters use Olympic platform to tell new stories: Their own

The 1988 Olympic champion and 2018 team bronze medallist give their tips on what to watch out for on the ice in Beijing.

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Brian Boitano & Adam Rippon preview the figure skating at Beijing 2022

The PyeongChang team medallist says history tells us that Hanyu Yuzuru "always shows up" for the Olympic Games, as the Japanese star bids for an unprecedented hat-trick of men's singles golds, against world champ Nathan Chen. Rippon compares Alena Kostornaia to Yuna Kim but admits she might not make it to Beijing, such is the competition for a ROC women's spot. Find out more.

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Adam Rippon shares his views on the top skaters in the run-up to Beijing 2022

Two American Olympic stars take a relaxed look back at their favourite bits of the Tokyo 2020 Games, with Rio gymnastics champion Hernandez highlighting gymnasts who have stepped up, and PyeongChang 2018 figure skating bronze medallist Rippon highlighting athletes who have inspired each other to medal-winning performances, and star performers in the pool. Plus, don't miss Rippon's 'hot take' on the length of the Olympic-size swimming pool.

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Laurie Hernandez and Adam Rippon discuss their top Tokyo moments

PyeongChang 2018 team bronze medallist Adam Rippon may have quit competitive figure skating. But he's back on the ice and recreating some of his favourite Olympic programs. See how he rips off Tara Lipinski's free skate from Nagano 1998 and Carolina Kostner's short program at PyeongChang.

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Adam Rippon's 'RIPPoffs' of top Olympic programs from the past

Recreating an iconic Olympic figure skating moment is no easy task for any fan. But when that “fan” is 2018 PyeongChang team bronze medallist Adam Rippon, the re-creation looks – well, almost as good as the real thing.
As many people around the world have turned to binging TV shows,

Adam Rippon of the United States competes during the Men's Single Free Program on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games 

Adam Rippon’s ‘RIPPoff’ series has him skating to Lipinski, Kostner and more

“When you see someone who might not look like everyone else, might not be or might not have the same background as everyone, and you see them succeed… it means so much to young skaters. It means so much to young people.” - Adam Rippon
Nearly 30 years later, the

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"Representation matters" - How Kristi Yamaguchi’s gold shaped American figure skating

Today is the International Day of Peace, and it is hard to think of anything that better relates to our Olympic values of excellence, respect, and friendship.
But here’s one possible option: the newly crowned Emmy-award winning television series Schitt’s Creek, which according to show creator Dan Levy is “about

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How the world's top athletes look after their mental health

Adam Rippon and Meryl Davis remember their figure skating fashion moments

Adam Rippon reacts to Team USA figure skating at PyeongChang 2018

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How the world's top athletes look after their mental health

Adam Rippon and Meryl Davis remember their figure skating fashion moments

Adam Rippon reacts to Team USA figure skating at PyeongChang 2018

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