Neuroplasticity, or why taking figure skating lessons as a grown-up is good for your brain: Our Best Life

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ow. My arms hurt from trying to keep them lifted: right arm in front, left arm behind, as I attempted to swizzle pump around the circle. There was so much to think about. So many ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

After the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice

Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull... MILAN - After decades of practice and competition, ...
WBUR

Learning to ice skate — at 67

"Are you ready to have some fun?” Dottie, the 83-year-old skating instructor, asked Ann MacDonald during her first ice ...
Yahoo! Sports

American's Dangerous Fall on Ice Raises Concern at Olympic Speed Skating Venue

A potential Olympic medal for Team USA was lost not to a rival, but to a treacherous sheet of ice. Recently, Corinne Stoddard suffered a costly slip, causing her to miss out on a potential medal. Now, ...
The New York Times

My Olympic Dream: Learning to Figure Skate in Middle Age

Inspired by graceful Olympic axel and leaps, one writer takes to the ice, determined to learn to spin. Inspired by graceful Olympic axel and leaps, one writer takes to the ice, determined to learn to ...
Houston Public Media

After the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice

Ellie Kam and partner Danny O'Shea of Team United States compete in the Pair Skating - Short Program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 06, 2026 in ...