Figure Skating
Olympics-Champion skater Kim pitches Korean bid on rough ice
DURBAN, South Africa, July 5 - Borrowed skates, a tiny ice ring and a surface resembling a cheese grater, Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna found herself in unfamiliar territory on Tuesday as she pitched South Korea's 2018 winter Games bid.
INTERVIEW-Olympics-Gold medallist Kim in showdown with Witt
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 17 - Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna goes head to head with twice Olympic gold medallist Katarina Witt on Wednesday although the clash of two of the sport's biggest names will not be on the ice.
WRAPUP 1-Figure skating-Japan's Ando wins emotional gold
MOSCOW, April 30 - Japan's Miki Ando upstaged Olympic champion Kim Yuna to strike gold at the world figure skating championships on Saturday and hoped she had lifted the spirits of her devastated nation.
Figure skating-World championships results
April 30 - Results from the World championships in Moscow on Saturday
Figure skating-World championships women's results
April 30 - Results from the World championships in Moscow on Saturday. 1. Miki Ando (Japan) 195.79 points 2. Kim Yu-Na (Korea) 194.50 3. Carolina Kostner (Italy) 184.68 4. Alena Leonova (Russia) 183.92 5. Alissa Czisny (U.S.) 182.25 6. Mao Asada (Japan) 172.79 7. Ksenia Makarova (Russia) 167.22 8. Kanako Murakami (Japan) 167.10 9. Kiira Korpi (Finland) 164.80 10. Elene Ged
Figure skating-World championships pairs results
April 28 - Pairs results from the World championships in Russia on Thursday.
Figure skating-World championships men's results
April 28 - Results and overall standings from the World championships in Moscow on Thursday.
Figure skating-World championships results
April 27 - Results from the World championships in Russia on Wednesday.
INTERVIEW-Figure skating-Banned Plushenko eyeing a quick return
MOSCOW, April 27 - Yevgeny Plushenko is hoping his indefinite ban from competitive figure skating will be lifted to give him a chance to end his illustrious career on home ice at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
Olympics-Sochi 2014 winter Games to have six new events
LONDON, April 6 - The 2014 Sochi winter Olympics will have six new events, including women's ski jumping that long campaigned for inclusion, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
Raining hockey pucks at the Olympics
Molly Riley got a special souvenir from a hockey game at the Olympics ... but she had to go through a lot to get it.

