Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fans

The governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the sport cool again

ABC News - 3d

Can U.S. figure skating carry this momentum to the Olympics?

With less than a year until the Olympics, the world titles from Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu and Madison Chock and Evan Bates have even more weight.

ESPN - 2h

Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world crowd to its feet

Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedy

ABC News - 6h

Amber Glenn Is Carving a New Path for Figure Skaters

Amber Glenn jumps like a pole-vaulter, collects lightsabers, is pansexual and, at 25, has blossomed at an age when many peers have retired.

The New York Times - 5d

Tony Hawk Hopes Enthusiasm for Vert Skating Can Bring it Back to Olympics

With the help of social media, a new generation is resurrecting the sport’s most spectacular form. Tony Hawk hopes Olympic organizers are paying attention.

The New York Times - 10h

Filiz Akin, a celebrated Turkish screen actress, dies at 82

Turkey's Health Ministry says Filiz Akin, a screen actress and iconic figure of Turkish cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, has died

ABC News - Mar. 22

Figure skater whose parents died in D.C. plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

Maxim Naumov's performance at the world championships, just months after a plane crash claimed his parents' lives, brought the crowd to its feet.

NBC News - 2h

Trump executive order targets the Smithsonian over 'divisive, race-centered ideology'

President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Progress, but still no set return date, for Wild’s Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek

NEWARK, New Jersey – As promised, Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes skated his team with some gusto on Sunday morning in St. Paul before they boarded a plane bound for New Jersey. He was not at all ...

Yahoo Sports - 5h

Moore and Rinzel each make their NHL debut with the Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks got a closer look at two of their top prospects when Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel each made their NHL debut Sunday. Moore had 17 shifts and skated for more than 15 minutes ...