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Baghdad's newly opened skate park offers safe space Iraqi youth have longed for
Car bombs and militant attacks no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad, many young Iraqis say their opportunities remain limitedABC News - 10h -
How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight
The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.The New York Times - 1d -
‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks figure skating community
The loss of the young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short in the American Eagle flight 5342 crash has ripped a hole in the tightly knit world of figure skating. Everyone agreed it ...The Guardian - 1d -
After D.C. Jet Collision, an Ice Skating Community in Boston Mourns
The plane crash wasn’t the Skating Club of Boston’s first airline tragedy. Ten members of the U.S. figure skating team were killed in 1961.The New York Times - 1d -
'The Ice Skating Sisters' were rising stars beloved at their home rink before tragedy struck
Known online as "The Ice Skating Sisters," Alydia and Everly died with their parents in the mid-air collision over the Potomac this week.NBC News - 1d -
'On the cusp of greatness': Ice skating club reels from US plane crash deaths
A BBC correspondent visited the Skating Club of Boston, which had connections to six crash victims.BBC News - 2d -
Boston figure skating community mourning 6 killed in D.C. plane crash
Boston is mourning the loss of six members of its ice skating community in Wednesday's Washington, D.C., plane crash. CBS News Boston reporter Laura Haefeli has more.CBS News - 2d -
International Skating Union to honor athletes killed in plane crash
International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim has held back tears while announcing they will honor athletes and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, DABC News - 2d -
Olympian Brian Boitano talks about D.C. plane crash and its impact on figure skating community
The deadly midair collision over D.C. killed 67 people, including 14 members of the U.S. figure skating community. Athletes and coaches were returning home from a prestigious national development ...CBS News - 2d -
Figure skating community mourns loss of victims killed in midair collision
The figure skating community is grieving the loss of some of their rising stars killed in the midair collision Wednesday night. More than a dozen top skaters were killed in the crash.CBS News - 2d -
14 linked to figure skating were on crashed plane
Fourteen members of the figure skating community were among the passengers on a jet that collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., according to the Skating Club of Boston's executive ...ESPN - 2d -
Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport's pain
The history of the Skating Club of Boston is the history of American figure skatingABC News - 2d -
Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies
He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.The New York Times - 2d -
American figure skating icon Dick Button, 95, dies
American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.ESPN - 2d -
Dick Button, American figure skating icon and broadcaster, dies at 95
American figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S.NBC News - 2d -
Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.
A Boston skating club confirmed that Yevgeniya Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, were on the plane that crashed after colliding with a military helicopter.The New York Times - 2d -
Dick Button, figure skating legend and Olympic champion, dies at 95
Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, has died at the age of 95.CBS News - 2d -
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95ABC News - 2d -
Figure skating community mourns members killed in plane crash
More than a dozen members of the U.S. figure skating community were on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.. on Wednesday night. CBS News ...CBS News - 2d -
Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95
Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95ABC News - 2d -
6 members of Boston figure skating club among D.C. plane crash victims
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston, an elite figure skating community, were killed aboard the American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Reagan ...CBS News - 2d -
Olympian Nancy Kerrigan mourns loss of skating community members after DC plane crash
Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gave an emotional interview describing the loss of several members of the skating community who died during the deadly American Airlines plane collision near ...The Hill - 2d -
Boston Skating Club is at the center of another airplane tragedy
Nancy Kerrigan stepped to the microphone at the Boston Skating Club in Norwood, Massachusetts, visibly shaken.NBC News - 2d -
'Everyone is like family': Figure skating community devastated by D.C. plane crash
There is no telling what the young figure skaters and their coaches and parents who perished in the crash of Flight 5342 were set to achieve on or off the ice.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
’Several members’ of skating community were on flight that crashed near Reagan National
Several members of the ice skating community were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Ronald Regan National Airport on Wednesday evening. Figure skaters from both the U.S. and Russia ...The Hill - 3d -
Germany's Hase and Volodin take the lead in pairs at European figure skating championships
Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin put themselves firmly on course for their first European figure skating title in the pairs short programABC News - 4d -
Pirates, wolf howls and roller-skates: New York’s reimagined tiki bars
The mid-century kitsch fest is back — but this time mainly shorn of its more problematic aspectsFinancial Times - 5d -
Ilia Malinin takes largest lead in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history
Ilia Malinin goes into Sunday's free skate, which is live on NBC and Peacock, seeking a three-peat.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 25 -
Glenn edges Liu to defend U.S. figure skating title
Amber Glenn repeated as figure skating champion at nationals, narrowly defeating Alysa Liu by just over a point Friday night.ESPN - Jan. 25 -
Myanmar Rebels Are Opening Colleges
As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their pursuit of a federal democracy.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
World champs Chock and Bates dance their way into a big lead at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
World champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates danced their way into a big lead at the U.S. Figure Skating ChampionshipsABC News - Jan. 24 -
Madison Chock, Evan Bates lead figure skating nationals ice dance, eye record-tying title
Madison Chock and Evan Bates are looking to tie legends with a sixth U.S. ice dance title.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 25 -
Djokovic unsure of Australian Open return
Novak Djokovic says he will return to the Australian Open next year if he is "fit, healthy and motivated" after retiring from his semi-final with injury.BBC News - Jan. 24 -
Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' to open SXSW
The SXSW Film & TV Festival will kick off on March 7 with the world premiere of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s “The Studio,” the Apple TV+ comedy series starring Rogen as a fictional Hollywood ...ABC News - Jan. 22 -
The field is now wide open to Trump
Very little stands in the way of the president’s goal of remaking AmericaFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
Trump’s Opening Act of Contempt
To open his term with such an act of contempt toward the legal system is audacious, even for Mr. Trump.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Bessent open to increasing sanctions on Russia
Treasury Secretary-nominee Scott Bessent told senators Thursday that he would be “100 percent on board” with increasing sanctions on Russia’s major oil companies if President-elect Trump supports ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
As it happened: Australian Open Day 2
After rain interrupted the opening day of the 2025 Australian Open, the weather was more favourable for Day 2, and the action didn't disappoint, either.ESPN - Jan. 13 -
The Roller-Skating Economist You Can Thank for Congestion Pricing
Charging drivers to enter Lower Manhattan vindicates the lifelong mission of a Nobel laureate who, as it happened, died behind the wheel of a car.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Open auditions to be America’s 51st state
The U.S. already has 50 states — and all of them are less of a mess than Canada or Britain.The Hill - Jan. 9
