Ice Queen to Pass on Her Skating Skills; SOUTH SHIELDS Ice Skater Susie Lipanov Has Danced with the Stars and Is Now Passing on Her Ice-Dancing Skills to People on Tyneside. LIZ LAMB Chats to HerByline: LIZ LAMB S a t u rd a y, January 1, 2011 IT was one of the biggest ...
Later Saturday, North Korean short-track speed skater Jong Kwang Bom practiced at the arena's main ice rink. His sole teammate Choe Un Song didn't show up, apparently due to an ankle injury during his first practice in Gangneung on Friday. Their coach told reporters it was up to Choe...
The North Korean music and arts officials arrived in South Korea on Sunday, the first of a series of visits to prepare for the North’s last-minute participation in the Games. South Korean broadcaster YTN reported the first delegation had arrived in Seoul early Sunday under a heavy police pre...
The U.S. men's hockey team represented the "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid, but long-track speed skater Eric Heiden was the undisputed king of the surface at the same 1980 Games. He won gold in all five disciplines--500, 1,000, 1,500, 5,000, and 10,000 meters--and set Olympic...
German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, 45, is ready to race toward another Winter Olympics By Helene Elliott Despite missing out on a chance to become the oldest woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Games, seven-time Olympian Claudia Pechstein of Germany isn’t...
German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, 45, is ready to race toward another Winter Olympics By Helene Elliott Despite missing out on a chance to become the oldest woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Games, seven-time Olympian Claudia Pechstein of Germany isn’...
Kim Yuna is a South Korean figure skater who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on figure skating.) Kim began skating at age six and gained her first international experience in 2002,