Why are figure skaters so nice to each other nowadays?

How figure skating thawed the era of the heated rivalries.

Figure skating Olympics pairs results: Japan wins first gold, USA top 10

The Olympic figure skating pairs competition ended with Japan taking gold and Team USA getting two top 10 finishes. See full results, highlights.

The lost art that gave figure skating its name

The term ‘figure’ in the sport’s name is not unique to English, as several languages, from Irish to Polish and Russian, also translate the name literally as ‘figure skating.’ In contrast, Japanese and Korean adopt ‘figure’ as a phonetic loan word, preserving the English sound.
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Olympic women's figure skating event set for dramatic finish with Alysa Liu leading the U.S. contingent in 3rd

The women's figure skating event kicked off with the short program on Tuesday, with Japan's Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the lead and U.S. reigning world champion Alysa Liu in 3rd. Next up is the free skate,