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Winter Olympics 2026: Tears flow after extraordinary moment never seen before in 102 years

Italy has whipped their home fans into a frenzy with an incredible start to the Winter Olympics, winning…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #bronzemedal #CA #Canada #figureskaters #Italy #TeamItaly #wintergames #WinterOlympics
https://www.newsbeep.com/390122/

Rozzychan Feb 7

WOW!
How had I never known about the Gay Games for #figureSkating ?

One commenter says that Figure Skating is a don't ask, Don't tell culture and heavily influence by Russia which insists homosexuality does not exist. These games have been going on since 1994!

I would have so liked to see a real Yuri on Ice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qw7gImGn8U

#figureSkaters

Gay Figure Skaters Pave Their Own Way in “Icebreakers” | The New Yorker Documentary

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Rozzychan Jan 16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VM95zwE88

Anaelle Kouevi & Yann Homawoo are first cousins,
Black Ice Dancers in the Nationals!
It's cool to see. Young people being in sports like this usually means access to an ice rink that is there year round. More diversity in national competitions often come from more equity in access to training spaces.

#figureSkaters #iceDancing

Anaelle Kouevi & Yann Homawoo | Junior Ice Dance Free Dance | 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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Rozzychan Nov 23

of course #figureSkaters loved #kpopdemonhunters .

Why didn't I notice this before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvE09ski58

“Your Idol”, Lee Hae-in skates to KPop Demon Hunters at An Evening with Champions 2025

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Nonilex Jan 30, 2025

#US & #Russian #FigureSkaters Among #Passengers on Crashed Jet

Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter outside Washington.

US Figure Skating, the American governing body for the sport, said the skaters were returning from a training camp following the national figure skating championships, held in Wichita, KS. Russian figure skaters—as well as other Russian citizens—were among those on the plane.

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Mikasa4231 Jan 30, 2025

#FigureSkaters Among Passengers on Plane That Crashed Outside Washington D.C. - The New York Times #ReaganNational #Aviation #PlaneCrash #Potomac

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/figure-skaters-dc-plane-crash.html

Figure Skaters Among Passengers on Plane That Crashed Outside Washington D.C.

Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter outside Washington. They were returning from a training camp in Kansas.

The New York Times