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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 limited

ABC News - 8h

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

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

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, D

ABC 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

What’s behind the boom in car parking charge tickets?

The industry, which has attracted lots of private equity investment, is becoming increasingly punitive

Financial Times - 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

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 95

ABC 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

ABC News - 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 program

ABC News - 4d

Sundance Made Park City the It Town. Now, It’s Moving.

After holding the event for 40 years in the Utah ski town, organizers plan to take it elsewhere starting in 2027.

The New York Times - 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 aspects

Financial Times - 5d

Brooklyn Park teen debuts first movie at 19

It's known as one of the toughest businesses to crack into, but a Brooklyn Park teen is making her way in Hollywood.

CBS News - 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

Search for Gruffalo after statues stolen from park

The figure was among nine wooden statues stolen from a park in Greater Manchester.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Fan dies after medical emergency at Fratton Park

Players were taken off the pitch at Portsmouth to allow the fan to be treated.

BBC News - Jan. 18

Peak District roads shut due to 'selfish' parking

Some cars will be towed away by Derbyshire Police while other drivers face fines.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Driving teacher fined for illegal parking in lesson

The instructor and student registered a complete fail after parking on double yellow lines.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Walker's mountain rescue hampered by parked cars

Rescue teams say access to an injured walker was delayed by cars "parked and abandoned" on the route.

BBC News - Jan. 12

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

Park City Mountain ski patrol strike ends in Utah

The ski patrol strike at the Park City resort in Utah ended Thursday after the mountain's owners agreed to a wage hike of $2 an hour for 200 union employees.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Park City Strike Ends With Increase in Wages for Ski Patrollers

The nearly two-week strike hobbled the largest U.S. ski resort during a busy holiday period and sparked online fury about deepening economic inequality in rural mountain areas.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Marie Winn, Who Wrote of a Famous Central Park Hawk, Dies at 88

She chronicled the melodrama of Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who became an avian sensation as it took up residence atop a Manhattan apartment building.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Yellowstone Park shooter spewed racist views before attack, prosecutors say

Prosecutors said the gunman expressed white supremacist and antisemitic views before the shooting at Yellowstone National Park.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Skiers at Park City resort frustrated as ski patrol strike drags on

Minnesota resident Peter Nystrom saved for months to take his family on an unforgettable trip to the largest ski resort in America.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Vail stock struggles as strike leads to long lines at Park City Mountain

Vail Resorts shares have dropped in recent weeks as a labor dispute roiled one of America’s most prominent skiing destinations.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Six-month-old girl dies after car park crash

Sophia Kelemen died in hospital on Friday, a day after the crash in a multi-storey car park.

BBC News - Jan. 6

French marine park closes, leaving fate of two orcas uncertain

Activists had been angered by Marineland’s plans to transfer the two killer whales to Japan due to Tokyo’s lax animal welfare laws. A French marine park has closed down definitively due to a 2021 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Park City Ski Patrol Strike Against Vail Resorts Continues

Long lift lines, limited terrain and frustration among skiers and snowboarders are downstream impacts of a wage dispute between union workers at Park City Mountain in Utah and its owner, Vail Resorts.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

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