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Figure Skating
Kaori Sakamoto signs off with a 4th world figure skating title before retirement
PRAGUE (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto bid farewell to figure skating with a fourth world championship…
Canadian pair Pereira, Michaud capture bronze at figure skating worlds
PRAGUE — Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud have won their first medal at the world…
Malinin rebounds from Olympics at the worlds with a personal-best short program
PRAGUE (AP) — Ilia Malinin bounced back from misfiring at the Milan Cortina Olympics by…
Canadian pair Pereira, Michaud in third after short program at figure skating worlds
PRAGUE — Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are in podium position at the world figure…
Kaori Sakamoto takes the lead as she chases a fourth and last figure skating world title
PRAGUE (AP) — It’s time to say goodbye for Kaori Sakamoto, and she’s aiming to…
Canada’s Gogolev looks to build on Olympic performance at figure skating worlds
Patrick Chan was nearing the end of his storied career when Stephen Gogolev burst onto…
Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn chase figure skating world titles after Olympic disappointment
Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn stood out for how they handled their Olympic disappointment. Now…
After Olympic bronze, Gilles and Poirier treat world championships as a celebration
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won’t call it a last dance. But after 15 years…
Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories
WASHINGTON (AP) — It is as captivating as it is divisive: the tale of two…
2-time Olympic champs Chock and Bates withdraw from ice dance worlds after Milan Cortina Olympics
Two-time Olympic champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates will not pursue a fourth straight ice…
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month,…
Canadian pairs win gold, silver at world junior figure skating championships
TALLINN — Canadian pair Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov are world junior figure skating champions.…
Malinin wins fair play award for his grace in defeat to Shaidorov at Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American figure skater Ilia Malinin was awarded the Milan Cortina Olympics…
Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight
As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she’d need to learn how to land…
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
Feb. 18 – 24, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published…
Olympic medallists Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team
OTTAWA — Newly minted Olympic bronze medallist ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will…
NBC’s big Olympics bet looks smarter as Milan audience up 94% from Beijing
Many wondered four years ago if NBC’s 2014 decision to secure U.S. media rights to…
Olympic figure skaters offer wellness tips for weekend athletes. The ‘hard ice always wins’
The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard…
Former NHL great Jaromir Jagr talks about retirement in his 38th professional season
PRAGUE (AP) — The storied hockey career of Jaromir Jagr might be coming to an…
Winter Olympics recap: Alysa Liu wins figure skating gold, US tops Canada in women’s hockey final
MILAN (AP) — On a night of American comebacks at the Milan Cortina Games, Alysa…
Alysa Liu wins first women’s figure skating gold medal for the US in 24 years at Milan Cortina Games
MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu wins first women’s figure skating gold medal for the US…
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
Feb. 11 – 17, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published…
Canada strikes gold again in women’s team pursuit, climbs to 12 medals at Olympics
MILAN — Canada’s speedskaters won their second straight gold medal in the women’s team pursuit…
Oldham wins gold, Sarault claims silver, hockey final set at Milan Cortina Olympics
MILAN — Megan Oldham delivered Canada’s second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday,…