According to a December 2021 survey conducted in the United States, figure skating ranks as the most popular sport among Winter Olympic disciplines, with around 40% of respondents saying they follow ...

The red, white and blue bull’s-eye on the front curtain at Sadler’s Wells tells us we are in the familiar territory of Pete ...

The main difference between the two disciplines is a glaring one: in ice dancing, the skaters barely jump. It's the only figure skating discipline in which no jumps are allowed (outside of single or ...

For inexperienced spectators, the figure skating disciplines of pairs skating and ice dancing may seem exactly the same; but if you look closely, you'll notice key differences in several elements of ...

The aesthetics, from the street cruising to the outrageous outfits and board graphics resonated with the era’s rebellious youth. Quickly, skaters were labeled as “bad boys” who sought to deviate from ...

While you may think male figure skaters could wear tight a la dancers, that's not the case. Trousers are a dress code requirement.

Instagram Wesley Campbell doesn’t the look the part of a gay figure skater. Standing at 6-foot-3, Campbell and his muscular build tower over many of his peers. In public, he says he wears cowboy ...

Since then, more and more brave athletes have been empowered to open up about their sexual identities. In 2018, there were three out male figure skaters. At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, there were ...

An Olympian, architect, designer, and now, one of the first female skaters with a signature shoe, Sablone continues to push skateboarding to new heights.

Recent comments by Ilia Malinin show the conversation around the sexuality and perceptions of men in figure skating isn't likely to end anytime soon.