Sports
January 22, 2016

Madison Chock and Evan Bates remain the ones to beat in ice dance

Rejuvenated after a break, the pair held off the second-place Shibutanis.
Sports
January 22, 2016
Polina Edmunds

Figure skating championships: Saturday's major events

The women's free skate takes center stage.
Sports
January 22, 2016
Heidi Munger performed in the Championship Ladies Short Program of the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships Thursday.

Edmunds jumps out early as favorites tumble at U.S. Figure Skating

Skating rivals - and favorites - Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner both found problems during women's short program at Xcel Energy Center, opening the door for Polina Edmunds.
Sports
January 21, 2016

U.S. skaters try to regain traction on world stage

Sports
January 21, 2016
Heidi Munger performed in the Championship Ladies Short Program of the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships Thursday.

Top three tightly bunched after pairs short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Tarah Kayne and Danny O'Shea are in first place after the pairs short program.
Sports
January 21, 2016
Madison Chock, left and Evan Bates of the U.S. perform during the Ice Dance final of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Barcelona, Spa

U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Friday's major events

While the men's field has been reduced by injuries, the ice dance field is rich with talent as those two disciplines begin competition Friday.
Variety
January 21, 2016
Minnesota's aspiring figure skaters, their families sacrifice for sport

Minnesota's aspiring figure skaters, their families sacrifice for sport

Time and money propel the dreams on display in St. Paul this week at U.S. championships.
Sports
January 20, 2016
3-time U.S. national champion Ashley Wagner skated onto the ice at the start of the Championship Ladies Group B practice session Wednesday.

Ashley Wagner aims for 4th U.S. figure skating title

Ashley Wagner's pursuit of a fourth national title begins Thursday with the women's short program at Xcel Energy Center. A victory would make Wagner, 24, the oldest U.S. women's champion since 1937.
Sports
January 20, 2016

Max Aaron learns from his tumble at Grand Prix skating event

Sports
January 20, 2016
Gracie Gold points to the crowd after she performed in the ladies short program at the Skate America figure skating competition Friday, Oct. 23, 2015,

U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Thursday's key events

The senior competition gets underway Thursday with the pairs and women's short programs at Xcel Energy Center.
Sports
January 20, 2016

Dallas training pals go 1-2 in junior short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Emily Chan and Vivian Le finished first and second in the junior women's short program Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center.
Sports
January 19, 2016
Monument, CO. January 17: 7K International Skating Academy artistic director Rohene Ward, right, works with student Sonja Hilmer during a practice ses

Minneapolis skater gaining an edge as a choreographer

The nationals mark Rohene Ward's return to the site of his final major competition. He finished 18th at the 2008 U.S. championships at Xcel before an adoring home crowd
Sports
January 18, 2016

Beavers, Sjoberg win novice titles

Haley Beavers won the women's novice title Monday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, scoring 150.93 points to finish ahead of silver medalist Alexia Paganini.
Sports
January 18, 2016

Chart: A fan's guide to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Here's all you need to know about the nine days of competition in the event at Xcel Energy Center.
Sports
January 18, 2016
Alexander Johnson

Minnetonka skater overcomes injuries to perform at nationals

Minnetonka skater Alexander Johnson wears a symbol of a painful but successful road back to compete in his home state.
Sports
January 14, 2016
Ashley Wagner of the U.S. performs during the Ladies final of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 12,

U.S. Figure Skating Championships preview

Elite figure skaters from around the nation will be jumping and spinning in the Twin Cities over the next 10 days
December 3, 2015
Oscar Pistorius

South African appeals court convicts Pistorius of murder

A South African appeals court on Thursday convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court's conviction of the double-amputee Olympian on the lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to death in 2013.
Video
December 3, 2015
Olympic mess and more FIFA arrests

Olympic mess and more FIFA arrests

The Associated Press' John Leicester joins CineSport's Noah Coslov to explain what Thursday's FIFA arrests mean and the latest on Olympic cutbacks and the dangerously polluted water in Rio.