Tag Archives: Figure skating

Highlights: Russians dominate women’s figure skating

As everyone predicted, the women’s figure skating competition in PyeongChang came down to a pair of Russians: 15-year-old Alina Zagitova and 18-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva. Zagitova skated first in the free program. You can hear how it played… Read More »

Highlights: Virtue/Moir grab ice dancing gold; Shibutanis earn bronze

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir capped their remarkable career with a second Olympic gold medal in ice dancing courtesy of a near-flawless routine in the free dance. The 2010 gold medalists in Vancouver were golden again in PyeongChang. French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron earned the silver and American… Read More »

Figure Skating: Nathan Chen’s fantastic free skate

Nathan Chen followed up one of the most disappointing skates of his life with one of the best. The young American figure skater landed quad after quad in a tremendous free skate on Saturday in PyeongChang. Patrick Kinas and Paul Wylie called his skate on Westwood One and spoke to… Read More »

Figure Skating: Adam Rippon post-skate interview

28-year-old Adam Rippon wasn’t America’s best hope for a medal heading into the men’s competition, but he sits in 7th place heading into the free skate after a solid performance in the short program. Patrick Kinas and Paul Wylie called his skate on Westwood One and spoke to him afterwards. Read More »

Figure Skating: Yuzuru Hanyu’s short program

Defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu opened the men’s figure skating competition in spectacular fashion. Hanyu scored a 111.68 and sits in first place after the short program. Patrick Kinas and Paul Wylie called his skate on Westwood One. Read More »