Ice Skating

2/18/2025 |  Transport strike affecting Olympic test event underscores risks facing Milan-Cortina Games (Associated Press (AP)) ROME (AP) — A transport strike during an official test event for the Milan-Cortina Olympics highlighted why organizers are negotiating with trade unions to avoid a similar scenario during next year’s Winter Games.
When workers for Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) walked off their jobs last Friday, Milan’s metro, bus and tram system ground to a halt, leaving organizers of a short-track speedskating event having to call in emergency buses to transport schoolchildren to the arena in Assago on Milan’s outskirts that will also host the sport during the Olympics.

2/18/2025 |  Dsquared2 Revives Iconic ‘Skate Moss’ Boots — Here’s How Much They Are Now (Footwear News) Dsquared2 went back to the archives for its latest shoe launch. On Tuesday, the label announced that its Iconic Skate boot — also nicknamed the “Skate Moss” — is now available for pre-order, 14 years since its debut. 

2/6/2025 |  U.S. Figure Skating to Host “Legacy on Ice” Event on March 2 (SportsTravel) U.S. Figure Skating has announced a figure skating tribute at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on March 2 to support the families and loved ones affected by the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The national governing body is collaborating with Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Entertainment Gang on the tribute. The event will be hosted by 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano.

2/5/2025 |  Figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash to take place in Washington in March (Associated Press (AP)) ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.
Organizers on Wednesday announced the “Legacy on Ice” benefit event scheduled for March 2 at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, home of the NBA’s Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals. Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 people killed when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight and crashed into the Potomac River on Jan. 29.

1/31/2025 |  Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport’s pain (Associated Press (AP)) NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — The history of the Skating Club of Boston is the history of American figure skating – in good times and in bad.
For more than a century, the club has launched the careers of Olympic medalists and world and national champions while also serving as a training ground for young skaters just learning the sport.
And when sorrow hits the skating world – as it did, doubly, this week – the Boston club feels the pain, as well.