I remember my first day as an ice skating instructor. Since I was a very accomplished figure skater, the rink that hired me assumed I knew how to teach ... Read More

The following figure skaters from the United States have been selected to compete in the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Kimmie Meissner - 2007 U.S. Ladies Champion Emily Hughes - 2007 U.S. ... Read More

The 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships is over. It was a very exciting competition. New champions have been crowned in three of the senior events. Evan Lysacek ... Read More

The U.S. Men's Silver Medalist, Ryan Bradley, dazzled the audience at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. He skated well in both the short and long programs. He ... Read More

In figure skating, the U.S. Ladies Figure Skating Champion is a queen and there is now a new reigning "Queen of the Ice." Kimmie Meissner is the new U.S. Ladies ... Read More

After doing an incredible short program at the 2007 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, Beatrisa Liang is currently in 2nd place. She is a powerful skater who is considered ... Read More

In a recent poll on AOL, people chose their favorite sport to watch. Eleven sports were ranked. Figure skating beat ice hockey! Football really WON! ... Read More

It's time for figure skating fans to enjoy the 2007 State Farm United States Figure Skating Championships. Here's this weekend's tentative broadcast schedule for television. The times listed are for ... Read More

The word "novice" is supposed to mean a beginner, but in figure skating, that term has a very different meaning. The skaters who compete at the U.S. National Figure ... Read More

Figure skating fans can see the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships which is taking place this week. Viewers can see video clips of performances and practices throughout the entire ... Read More

The 2007 United States National Figure Skating Championships is happening right now! I've attended the event as a competitor and also as a spectator, and I can tell you, ... Read More

Yesterday I received a letter from an About.com reader who was NOT interested in figure skating, but was very interested in learning how to fall down. This got me ... Read More

Unlike ballet, dance, or gymnastics, where learning occurs in a group lesson format most of the time, figure skating is mastered through private lessons. So….if you are really interested in ... Read More

Richard Ewell surprised the skating community in 1970. He was not expected to win or even medal at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships that year, but instead, dazzled ... Read More

In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, I've put together a short list of some of the top African American figure skaters. My list highlights just a few African ... Read More

In the 1960s, when Martin Luther King Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement, Mabel Fairbanks, an African American figure skater and coach, fought for the rights of African American figure ... Read More

Recently, U.S. Men's Figure Skating Champion, Johnny Weir, was criticized during Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating "Countdown to Nationals." There are many people who feel that Johnny Weir was ... Read More

Would you like to do a waltz, foxtrot, or tango with a partner on the ice? Social ice dancing is a great way to have fun on the ice ... Read More

I must admit that I enjoy watching pair skaters practice and compete. Some of the top elite pair skaters have amazing unison. A female that does pairs certainly ... Read More

One night, after an ice dance practice, my skating partner and I decided to see what was going on at a roller rink near my house. To our surprise, ... Read More

The "Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular" was shown on NBC on New Year's Day, 2007. The ice show included excellent figure skaters, including Olympic and World ice skating champions. ... Read More

The first time I saw an ice dance competition, I was bored, I admit. All I saw was a bunch of skaters, who were much older than me at ... Read More