Posts Tagged "Figure Skating"

What lessons will figure skating learn in the wake of Alysa Liu's triumph?

Alysa Liu, dropping F-bombs on live television with her one million watt smile says: you deserve more. Take up that space. It worked for me.

What do we say when an athlete's performance is anything but neutral?

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara save the Olympic figure skating vibe.

A pair team lost the Olympics today, we just don't know which one.

The Quad God falls, a Mikhail Shaidorov surprise, and a speed-run of the Kübler-Ross grief cycle.

When the real victory is the bronze medal you won along the way.

Queries for the curious after the men's short program.

A very brief recap of the rhythm dance at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

Few things unify the Olympic audience like a voracious interest in figure skating. But for most viewers, the Olympics is the only time they pay attention to figure skating. Let me give you the real deal behind the headlines.

I found myself six posts into a recap thread on Bluesky about this weekend's Cup of China competition before I realized, "Ellie, no, that's too much. Write a blog post and really let those lukewarm takes spill everywhere."

Politics, performance, and the wild odds of Olympic figure skating comebacks.

What the reversal of Nikolaj Sorensen's suspension tells us about the complexity of investigating abuse in figure skating.

How figure skaters on a comback tour fit into the Olympic qualification equation.

It’s rare for a singles skater to seriously compete beyond 27, and to land triple axels in your 30s prompts jokes about walkers and knee replacements.