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.

Olympics 2012 17 May 2011

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.

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Figure skating-World championships results

April 30 - Results from the World championships in Moscow on Saturday

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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

Olympics 2012, 30 Apr 2011

Figure skating-World championships pairs results

April 28 - Pairs results from the World championships in Russia on Thursday.

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Figure skating-World championships men's results

April 28 - Results and overall standings from the World championships in Moscow on Thursday.

Olympics 2012, 28 Apr 2011

Figure skating-World championships results

April 27 - Results from the World championships in Russia on Wednesday.

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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 2012, 27 Apr 2011

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.