Figure Skating News

Andrei Lutai finished 10th at Skate America, which took place Nov.12-15. Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai will miss the Winter Olympics after being banned from competition for a year for allegedly stealing a car in the United States and driving it while drunk.

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the official nominations for the Class of 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame ballot.

Carolina and Daniel Hermann of Germany skate in the ice dance competition in Kitchener, Ont.

In this Nov. 15, 2009 file photo, Kim Yu-na, of South Korea, performs in the ladies free skating at Skate America figure skating in Lake Placid, N.Y. Yu-na has discovered that the spoils of being a world champion are matched by the obligations.

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the official nominations for the Class of 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame ballot.

University of Windsor student Tessa Virtue and her partner Scott Moir skate to a gold medal in Ice Dance at the Skate Canada International figure skating event in Kitchener on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

Skating Club of Maine, Coastal Region, will host its annual "Celebration on Ice" Saturday, Dec.

" Tonight's official opening of the Bank of America City Center's ice rink has been canceled due to rain.

Joannie Rochette, centre, of Ile Dupas, Que., holds her gold medal between silver medalist Alissa Czisny, left, of the U.S. and bronze medalist Laura Lepisto of Finland at the Skate Canada International figure skating event in Kitchener November 21, 2009.

COLORADO SPRINGS Haley Gans was known as a dedicated skater with a big heart. She died in a ski accident in Breckenridge on Friday.

Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir skated a world's best performance to capture gold Sunday at HomeSense Skate Canada International, a solid ending to an up-and-down week for the Canadian team less than three months before the Vancouver Olympics.

Long Island City, grab your skates. There's a rink coming to a rooftop? On this Saturday and Sunday the City Ice Pavilion skating rink opens up with a party and free skating.

Daisuke Takahashi skated a short program free of major errors Friday to place second at Skate Canada.

The music floats through the Auditorium where lithe pixies dance in fluid choreography, effortlessly flinging themselves into the arms of tuxedoed brawn.

Christie Sausa has dreamed of going to the Olympic Winter Games since the time she was 2 years old and watched Kristi Yamaguchi skate at the 1992 Games.

Joannie Rochette is in first after the short program at Skate Canada. The medal is as much a source of comfort as it is a cherished souvenir of her life's work to date, and that's why Joannie Rochette hasn't let go of it just yet.

Friday, November 20, 2009 Hundreds of Olympic hopefuls are in town, turning a competition into cold cash.

Jessica Dube, left, and Bryce Davison had one miscue in an otherwise solid program on Friday.

With Sasha Cohen still lame on Monday, the emergency call went out to Emily Hughes, who has become the EMT of US women's figure skating.

The 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series comes to a close this week at Skate Canada in Kitchener, Ontario.