What was once television gold has moved down the podium a bit. Business-of-sports analyst Diana Nyad talks with Kai Ryssdal about figure skating's melting popularity with TV audiences.

It’s the epitome of ’80s figure skating makeup, and we love it. In a complete 180 from previous decades, the ’80s are when the full, dramatic, cohesive styling from head-to-toe becomes de ...

Double Axels And Death Spirals — Yes, Figure Skating Is A Sport It's not easy to qualify what makes a sport a sport. Commentator Frank Deford says his broadest, most inclusive definition is ...

Earlier in the Games, we defined what a twizzle is. With the pairs short program starting today, we look at two other oddly named figure skating moves: the twist and the death spiral.

Figure skating in general is a laughable excuse for athletic activity. A large part of the judging is apparently based on “aesthetic beauty”, which is something most people do not watch sports ...

The death spiral is one of the required elements in pairs figure skating. It involves having the woman drop to a position with her head so close to the ice the move appears death-defying.

With the addition of team figure skating to the Olympic manifest, I wasn't surprised to hear from my grumpy old pal the Sports Curmudgeon. "Hey, Frank,"… Double Axels And Death Spirals — Yes, Figure ...

Earlier in the Games, we defined what a twizzle is. With the pairs short program starting today, we look at two other oddly named figure skating moves: the twist and the death spiral.

Double Axels And Death Spirals — Yes, Figure Skating Is A Sport. It's not easy to qualify what makes a sport a sport. Commentator Frank Deford says his broadest, ...