Ice Skating

11/5/2024 |  Minneapolis Parks and Rec to Close Five Outdoor Ice Rinks Citing Warmer Winters (Athletic Business) Ice hockey is a beloved pastime in Minnesota, but this winter, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation may permanently shutter five outdoor ice rinks.
According to CBS News, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation spent $750,000 on the outdoor skating season last winter, but the season only lasted eight days before temperatures warmed up too much to keep the rinks frozen. It was the warmest winter ever recorded for the Twin Cities.

10/4/2024 |  Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen suspended for a minimum of six years for alleged ‘sexual maltreatment’ (CNN Sports)              Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen has been suspended for a minimum of six years for “sexual maltreatment,” Canada’s Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) announced on Wednesday.
The suspension comes after an investigation by the OSIC into Sørensen’s alleged 2012 sexual assault of an American figure skater and coach, the alleged victim’s lawyer – former Olympic champion swimmer Nancy Hogshead – confirmed to CNN.     

10/3/2024 |  Canada's Nikolaj Soerensen suspended minimum six years for 'sexual maltreatment' (Reuters Sports) Oct 2 (Reuters) - Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Soerensen has been suspended for a minimum of six years for "sexual maltreatment", the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner said on Wednesday.
The suspension of Soerensen, who was being investigated over an alleged sexual assault of an American figure skating coach and former skater in 2012, was issued on Wednesday and listed on the Abuse-Free Sport Registry.

7/30/2024 |  IOC asks CAS for quick ruling on Canada's figure skating appeal (Reuters Sports) PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - The IOC has asked sport's top court to get a quick ruling on a Canadian appeal to be awarded the bronze medal from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating team event following a Russian doping case, it said on Tuesday.

7/12/2024 |  ‘Stop that urgently.’ Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA’s urging (Associated Press (AP)) When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organization’s reaction was unequivocal: “We have to stop that urgently,” he wrote.