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Ilia Malinin of the United States prepares to take the ice to recieve his gold medal in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Skate America at The Skating Club of Boston on October 22, 2022 in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Figure Skating

Behold, The Reign Of Our New Quad God Is Nigh

Kalyn Kahler

Look At This Quad Axel!

Keep Your Eye On Ilia Malinin

Laura Wagner

Media Meltdowns

Figure Skating Commentators Yanked For Calling Coach “That Bitch From Canada” On Hot Mic

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts after skating during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. She is standing on center ice, looking very small, and all five Olympic rings on the ice are visible.

Olympics

The Banality Of Abuse In Women’s Sports

Nobody Won Women’s Figure Skating

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Alexandra Trusova of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Let’s Meet These Figure Skating Women

Ray Ratto

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

The Kamila Valieva Saga Is Going To Get Weirder Before It Gets Better

What A Mess

Russia’s Latest Doping Scandal Could Turn Women’s Figure Skating Upside Down [Updated]

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