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Tanaka, Yamamoto go 1-2 at U.S. International
Japan's Keiji Tanaka and Sota Yamamoto finished 1-2 in the men's final at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, while American Vincent Zhou won the bronze.

FigureSkating
Liu lands historic quad lutz, wins Jr. Grand Prix
Reigning U.S. champion Alysa Liu hit her signature quadruple lutz on Saturday, becoming the first American woman to land a quad in competition, on her way to winning the Junior Grand Prix.

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SafeSport bans figure skating coach Callaghan
Craig Maurizi said he felt vindicated Wednesday when he received word that his former figure skating coach, Richard Callaghan, was ruled permanently ineligible by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

FigureSkating
Chen, Zhou lift U.S. to World Team Trophy lead
World champion Nathan Chen won the short program with 101.95 points and teammate Vincent Zhou finished second for the U.S., which leads the World Team Trophy.

FigureSkating
Chen defends title in men's free skate at worlds
Nathan Chen made no mistakes and landed four quadruple jumps to finish with 323.42 points, successfully defending his title in the men's free skate at the figure skating world championships.

FigureSkating
Zagitova adds to haul, wins at skating worlds
Alina Zagitova added a world championship to her Olympic gold medal in the free skate, and Elizabet Tursynbaeva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the worlds.

FigureSkating
Kihira wins Four Continents; Tennell falls to 5th
Fifth after the short program, Japan's Rika Kihira landed a triple axel and scored 153.14 points in Friday's free skate to capture the ladies' title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championship.

FigureSkating
Americans Zhou, Tennell lead at Four Continents
American Vincent Zhou hit both of his quad attempts and was in first place after Thursday night's men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Bradie Tennell led after the ladies' short.

FigureSkating
Hubbell, Donohue defend U.S. title; Chen in first
Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue beat out the team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates to repeat as ice dancing champions at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night.

Olympic Sports
USFSA urges completion of Coughlin abuse probe
U.S. Figure Skating president Anne Cammett said the accusations of abuse against John Coughlin, who died by suicide last week, need to be "thoroughly reviewed," saying, "If it just ends, there's not closure."

Olympic Sports
Can figure skating's first LGBTQ team change ice dance's reliance on romance?
Karina Manta and Joe Johnson arrive at the 2019 figure skating nationals proud to be the first LGBTQ ice dance team. But will their openness impact their scores?

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Suspended figure skater Coughlin dead at 33
Two-time U.S. pairs skating champion John Coughlin, who was given an interim suspension Thursday for unspecified conduct, has killed himself, his sister said. He was 33.

FigureSkating
Chen, Davis/White to headline Stars on Ice
World champion Nathan Chen and 2014 Olympic gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White will headline a 13-city tour by Stars on Ice this spring. Other U.S. champions including Ashley Wagner will also participate.

FigureSkating
Chen overcomes fall, captures gold in GP Finals
Nathan Chen overcame a fall on his quad lutz in Friday's free skate and won the gold medal at the Grand Prix Finals with a combined score of 282.42.

FigureSkating
Olympic champion Hanyu pulls out of GP Final
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, the back-to-back Olympic figure skating gold medalist, will miss the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final because of a right ankle injury.

FigureSkating
Gold returns to ice after mental health struggles
After a nearly two-year hiatus to battle mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, figure skater Gracie Gold returned to competition at the Moscow Grand Prix.

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Olympic champ Zagitova wins Helsinki event
Olympic champion Alina Zagitova of Russia returned to gold-medal-winning form in the Helsinki stage of the figure skating Grand Prix series Saturday.

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American Chen wins Skate America men's title
Nathan Chen ran away with the Skate America men's title on Saturday, ending with 280.57 points. Michal Brezina of the Czech Republic finished second overall with 239.51 points.

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Hubbell, Donohue win ice dance at Int'l Classic
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue ran away with the ice dance title at the International Classic on Saturday night, totaling 197.42 points to easily outdistance U.S. teammates Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko.

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Suspect confesses to killing figure skater Ten
A man in Kazakhstan has confessed to killing Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten, authorities said Friday.

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Rippon compares unique outfit to sports
Adam Rippon says he tries to have fun with his wardrobe and "just goes for it" with his outfit like he would on the ice.

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Rippon: 'I don't think figure skaters get the credit we deserve'
Adam Rippon was the viral star of the Pyeongchang Olympics, thanks to his skating, his personality and his courageous story. Now he dishes on all that and more at his Body Issue shoot.

FigureSkating
Knierim duo to work with medalist Savchenko
Two-time U.S. pairs champions Alexa Scimeca-Knierim and Chris Knierim have decided to change coaches and will work with Olympic gold medalist Aliona Savchenko and her group beginning this summer.

ATP
Federer, Durant, Chloe Kim among Time 100
Roger Federer, Kevin Durant, J.J. Watt, Chloe Kim, Adam Rippon and cricket batsman Virat Kohli were recognized as part of the Time 100.

Figure Skating
Chen completes six quads to claim worlds title
Nathan Chen completed six quadruples and bettered his Olympic free skate score to win the world figure skating title on Saturday.

Medal Tracker
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NOR - 31
GER - 29
CAN
- Gold14
NOR
GER14
CAN11 - Silver14
NOR
GER10
CAN8 - Bronze11
NOR
CAN10
OAR9
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Bjørgen - 4
Kalla - 4
Nilsson
- Gold3
Klæbo
Fourcade3
Bjørgen2 - Silver3
Kalla
Bolshunov3
Nilsson2 - Bronze2
Bjørgen
Johansson2
Bescond2
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The Big Short - 'Small' Amit Panghal rules a big world
Amit Panghal didn't win gold, but in becoming the first Indian male to win silver at the Worlds, he demonstrated how he has turned a height disadvantage into an advantage.
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Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut
Using his impressive speed, stamina and reach, Ravi Kumar secured an Olympic quota as well as a bronze medal in his World Championship debut in the 57kg category.
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'What I left in Rio, I will take in Tokyo' - Vinesh on track for Olympics success after Worlds medal
Though Vinesh Phogat didn't seem good enough to step on the very top of the podium yet, her performance at the World Championships showed she can beat most other wrestlers in her weight division.
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South African sprinter Horn handed doping ban
South Africa's fastest female sprinter Carina Horn has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.
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Kamworor breaks world half-marathon record
Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor broke the world half-marathon record by 17 seconds in Copenhagen on Sunday when he won the IAAF Gold Label road race.
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Semenya will not collect 2011 World Champ gold
Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya will be officially awarded her gold medal from the 2011 world athletics championships at this year's edition in Doha, but will not be there to receive it.





