skating Archives

There have already been two Olympics figure skating medal ceremonies in PyeongChang, and tonight the men's short program kicks their point accumulation towards the podium. Previously we had the team skate events where the various countries entered competitors in four different skating disciplines; pairs, men's, women's, and ice dancing.  Team Canada took home the gold, The Olympic[...]

It's not surprising that Star Wars fans can see inspirational similarities everywhere, and last night the Olympics team skate was no exception.  During the pairs portion of the evening, Vladimir Morozov and partner Evgenia Tarasova resembled some familiar First Order personalities. When Hux finds out hes number one in points Vladimir and Evgenia are competing as OARs, Olympic Athlete[...]

On right now on NBC: The first night of Olympics coverage featuring the short programs for Men's and Pairs team skating events.

(PST).  Specifically, men's and pairs figure skating, including the short program for both disciplines. You can see the nifty little skating commercial the official NBC Olympics facebook page posted here (It gets bonus points because David Bowie.) In addition to the skating competition, there will be live coverage of the qualifying round for freestyle skiing, both men's[...]