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10 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Ice Time at a New Rink
Which sessions you can skate, level rules, booking, packs, refunds, coaches and music: what adult skaters should ask a new rink's front desk first.
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Figure skating news, Olympics coverage and stories from adult skaters.
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Milano Cortina, story by story
Comebacks, first golds and the skaters who got there the long way. Five to start with.
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Who Is Ilia Malinin? The "Quad God" Explained
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10 Figure Skaters Who Started Late or Came Back as Adults
Stellato-Dudek, O'Shea, Alysa Liu, Kostner, Glenn, Chock and Bates, Gilles and two Adult Nationals champions: proof that adults aren't too late to skate.
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Your Figure Skating Lesson Just Ended. Now What?
What to do after a figure skating lesson, from practicing while it's fresh and writing down your coach's notes to planning practice between lessons and finding other adult skaters.
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Who Is Ilia Malinin? The "Quad God" Explained
Ilia Malinin is the only skater to land a quad axel in competition and the first to land all six quads. We look at his records, his family, what happened at the 2026 Olympics and the world title he won...
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The Real Cost of Adult Figure Skating (and How to Spend Less)
This guide covers what adult figure skating really costs, from ice time and lessons to skates, sharpening and competitions, and how to spend less. We first published it in March 2026 and updated it in October 2026 with prices we...
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Figure Skating at the 2026 Olympics: Results and Highlights
Every figure skating medal from the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, with the scores and the stories behind them, from the men's upset to Alysa Liu's gold.
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Kaori Sakamoto Wanted the One Title She Didn't Have. She Left Milan With Something Better.
Kaori Sakamoto came to her last Olympics chasing the one title she didn't have, and she left Milan with individual and team silver. A month later she won a fourth world title in Prague and retired.
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Amber Glenn Was Told to Tone It Down Her Whole Life. She Went to the Olympics Anyway.
Amber Glenn came through an eating disorder, two concussions and years of being told she was too much, then won Olympic team gold in Milan at 26.
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Alysa Liu Retired at 16, Came Back, and Won Olympic Gold
She became the youngest U.S. champion at 13, retired at 16, hiked to Everest base camp, came back to win Worlds, and just won Olympic gold in Milan, the first American woman to do it in 24 years.
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Piper Gilles Beat Cancer and Won an Olympic Medal
How Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles came back from surgery and a stage 1 ovarian cancer diagnosis, five years after losing her mother to brain cancer, to win Olympic bronze with Paul Poirier in Milan.
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Danny O'Shea Works in Real Estate and Won Olympic Gold at 34
Danny O'Shea was a 2018 Olympic alternate who retired twice and worked in real estate before he teamed up with Ellie Kam. At 34 he helped the U.S. win team gold in Milan by a single point, and he turned...
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The Music Rules of Figure Skating: Why Skaters Pick Those Songs
Singles and pairs skaters have been allowed music with lyrics since 2014. We also cover today's time limits and music requirements, and how music rights caused trouble at the 2026 Olympics.
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The Figure Skating Backflip: From Banned Move to the 2026 Olympics
The backflip was banned in figure skating for almost 50 years. Here's why, what Surya Bonaly did in 1998, what changed in 2024, what a backflip scores today and how it played out at the 2026 Olympics.
Skater spotlight
Meet skaters from our community
Adult skaters tell us how they got on the ice and what keeps them coming back.
Skater Spotlight - Meet Liz
Liz, a marketing manager in Boston, signed up for Learn to Skate after her wedding and was hooked by the end of the session.
Skater Spotlight - Meet Makenzie
Makenzie, a mechanical engineer from Brisbane, started skating lessons after high school, and the Axel is her favorite jump.
Skater Spotlight - Meet Megan
Megan, a graphic designer from western Pennsylvania, went back to Learn to Skate at 25 and has tested through Adult Gold Moves in the Field.
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