Glenview figure skater Alexa Gasparotto placed at U.S. Nationals before skaters who later died in a plane crash near Washington, D.C.
Glenview athlete competed in Wichita before ice skaters who died in DC plane crash
Category: Olympics
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.
Column: For the figure skating community, plane crash has an unimaginable link to past tragedy
The figure skaters who died in Wednesday’s plane crash are mourned not just because they were young and talented but because, to anyone associated with the sport, they are part of the family.
Passengers on downed American Airlines flight included American and Russian figure skaters
Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter included figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and two of their Russian coaches.
Shining a light on Illinois women athletes: Meet skater Alina Bonillo
Alina Bonillo’s mom, Larissa Zamotina Bonillo, a Russian national medalist, skated and coached throughout her pregnancy.
LA’s Olympic venues spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could affect the run-up to the 2028 Summer Games
The run-up to Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure in the wake of the devastating wildfires in the region.
Some Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after they have quickly deteriorated
Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine.
US Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley is arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police
U.S. Olympic runner Fred Kerley has been arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police, authorities said.
Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies at age 103
Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103.
When 2025 arrives, so will the end of the amateur athlete in college sports
When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports.