Figure Skating

The world of figure skating is being shaken up with major rule changes in Canada.
In October, Skate Canada, the sport's governing body in the country, changed the wording in its by-laws to allow pairs and ice dance teams to be comprised of any "two skaters", regardless of gender.
It

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 20:  Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance on day eleven of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 20, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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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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The last time the United States won a world championship title in pair skating, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier were not yet born.
The American duo snapped a 43-year drought for Team USA, capturing gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier, France on Thursday (24 March) inside the

Figure Skating - World Figure Skating Championships - South of France Arena, Montpellier, France - March 24, 2022 Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. in action during the pairs free skating REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier break 43-year spell for U.S. pairs teams, winning World Championship title

Just over a month after their career-best performance at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, American pair skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are still as motivated as ever.
The duo showed as much on Wednesday (23 March), when they skated into first place at the World Figure Skating Championships

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of Team United States skate in the Pair Skating Short Program Team Event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier lead American 1-2 in pair skating short program at Worlds

"This pairs free skate is going to be the best ever."
Those were the words of 1998 gold medallist Tara Lipinski on NBC Sports on Friday during the pairs skating short program. The final figure skating event at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 will come to a thrilling conclusion

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of Team China skate during the Pair Skating Short Program on day fourteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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No matter what happens in the pair skating competition at Beijing 2022, Ashley Cain-Gribble ﻿and Timothy LeDuc will be making history and they will be doing it their way.
LeDuc will be the first out non-binary athlete to compete at a Winter Games. A non-binary person is someone who does

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 16: Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc react after competing in the pairs free skate program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Orleans Arena on January 16, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, the 2015 world figure skating champion, is set to make her first appearance at a World Championships since her triumph that year after being named to the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR) team for the 2021 championships in Stockholm.
The 24-year-old has had a mixed season, winning

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Five men have won four consecutive U.S. National figure skating titles.
Dick Button, brothers Hayes and David Jenkins, Scott Hamilton and, most recently, Brian Boitano (1985-88).
All five were also crowned Olympic champion.
Nathan Chen is hoping to complete one half of that double in Greensboro, North Carolina this weekend

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A thrilling figure skating season is set to conclude at the ISU World Team Trophy this week in Fukuoka, Japan.
Skaters from Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, and USA will compete from 11 - 14 April in the sixth edition of the event.
While Russia topped the list of the

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Newly-crowned two-time world champion Nathan Chen is the biggest name on the U.S. roster for the season-ending ISU World Team Trophy.
The 19-year-old, who successfully defended his men's singles world title in Saitama, Japan, will be part of the American squad looking to regain the team championship from Japan in

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