The Figure Eight Stopper Knot is a simple and reliable knot used to secure the end of a rope and prevent it from slipping through hardware or anchors. This technique is widely used in climbing, ...

Figure skating has become a sport that awards athletes for achieving speed, spins and jumps – and the ability to land with grace on a steel blade 4 mm (0.16-inch) wide on a notoriously slippery ...

Heading into the 2026 Winter Olympics, figure skating was expected to be a heavy hitter. The competition rarely disappoints -- the axels, toe loops, Salchows and Lutzes that make up skaters' routines ...

Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu and more figure skating stars took the ice one final time at the Milan Cortina Games. The top figure skaters from the 2026 Winter Olympics performed one last time at the Games ...

Alysa Liu is bringing home another gold medal from the 2026 Winter Olympics. The American standout topped the podium in the women’s figure skating event on Thursday, finishing with a combined score of ...

Alysa Liu's performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics was historic. The 20-year-old, who came into Milan as the reigning 2025 world champion, didn't just help secure a gold medal for the United States ...

The final figure skating event of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics has come and gone, and boy, was it a good one. Team USA's Alysa Liu took home the gold on Thursday following a flawless performance to ...

Alysa Liu completed a stunning comeback to competitive figure skating by winning the first Olympic women’s figure skating gold medal for the United States in 24 years on Thursday night. The ...

MILAN -- It had been 24 years since an American woman had won an individual Olympic gold in figure skating entering Thursday's free skate. With Japan's Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the top two ...

MILAN — Figure skating came to an end at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a spectacular show of glitz, flips, twirls and talent at the figuring skating exhibition gala. The sport's medal winners and top ...