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Mikhail Shaidorov's triumph marks historic Olympic figure skating gold for Kazakhstan Sitting in the leader's chair, Mikhail Shaidorov watched one contender after another falter, each mistake sharpening the sense of an upset unfolding, the realisation dawning that the Olympic title was...

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Malinin's Olympic dreams come to crashing halt at Milano Cortina Olympics The pressure had been building, the glare of Olympic expectation, the scrutiny of a sport that demands not only athletic precision but artistic perfection. And on Friday, all of it came crashing down ...

Still thinking about last night... www.reuters.com/sports/figur...

Deanna Stellato-Dudek rebounds from "nightmare" accident to prepare for Olympic debut at 42 Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek says the past two weeks have unfolded like "a nightmare" after a terrifying brush with disaster when she hit her head in training that almost obliterated her Olympic dre...

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Figure skating-Mighty Montreal ice academy skaters vie for gold at Milano Cortina On most mornings this season at the Ice Academy of Montreal, triple world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates were carving patterns into the ice just metres away from their French rivals, Laurence ...

Ice Academy of Montreal boasts 13 of the dance teams at the Olympics, including the top two duos who are battling for gold www.reuters.com/sports/figur...

Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek will be able to make her Olympic debut with pairs partner Maxime Deschamps. The 42-year-old, who made a remarkable comeback after a 16-YEAR absence, had hit her head in training on Jan. 30, casting her Games in doubt.

French ice dancers Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron face controversy Ice dance duo Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron arrived at the Milano Cortina Olympics as one of the sport's most compelling new partnerships and gold‑medal favourites, all while standin...

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Canada-US rivalry heats up at Milano Cortina Games With Canada–U.S. tensions bubbling from sport into geopolitics, Team Canada held their opening press conference of the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday facing a pointed question: will their athlete...

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Kagiyama's 'Turandot' programme highlights music's impact in figure skating When Japanese skater Yuma Kagiyama launches into his free programme under the Olympic lights at the Milano Cortina Games next month, the sweep of "Nessun dorma" is sure to strike a chord with the Ital...

It's not every day I get to interview a two-time Grammy winner www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ka....

Malinin eyes quintuple jump post-Milano Cortina Games Ilia Malinin has never been much for limits. In a sport defined by physics, the self-named "Quad God" keeps redrawing what is possible, spinning beyond the virtual edge of imagination — and landing th...

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Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin arrested in Mexico, to face US charges Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin responsible for multiple drug-related murders, has been arrested and brought to the U.S. to face c...

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No more ski cuts: U.S entrepreneur on a mission after near-fatal crash Victor Wiacek brandishes a sharpened machete and drags it repeatedly across a thin layer of stretchy fabric on his forearm to demonstrate the material's cut-resistant qualities.

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NBA chief wants to tap into soccer fan culture for new European competition The passion and tribalism of European soccer fans is something NBA commissioner Adam Silver is hoping will be part of the new basketball competition expected to launch on the continent in the next two...

The passion and tribalism of European soccer fans is something NBA commissioner Adam Silver is hoping will be part of the new basketball competition expected to launch on the continent in the next two years. #NBA www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

Carrick inspires dominant derby win for Man United, Liverpool draw again Manchester United re-ignited their season with an exhilarating 2-0 derby day victory over Manchester City whose Premier League title hopes suffered a devastating blow on Saturday.

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Briton Gibson advocates for same-sex ice dance partnerships Lewis Gibson has been competing at the Ice Skating European Championships in Sheffield

British world ice dance medallist Gibson supports same-sex teams at international level www.independent.co.uk/extras/indyb...

Canadian skater Stellato-Dudek aims for gold at 42 in extraordinary comeback story In a sport built around youth, Deanna Stellato-Dudek has thrived on standing apart.

Stellato-Dudek will make her Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina Games — not as a novelty act or a farewell story, but as a world champion determined to contend for gold, and with no plans to walk away when the Olympics are over. www.reuters.com/sports/canad...

Man Utd agree deal in principle with Carrick to take charge until end of season Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle with Michael Carrick for the former Middlesbrough manager to take charge of the Premier League team on an interim basis until the end of the season, a...

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American Malinin redefines limits ahead of 2026 Olympics American Ilia Malinin is barely 21, but he has redefined the boundaries of men's figure skating, and when he steps onto the ice at the Milano Cortina Olympics, he will not be measuring himself against...

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Man United's managerial merry-go-round continues after Amorim sacking Manchester United woke up on Monday to yet another reset.

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Outbursts, honesty, tactical rigidity and poor results will be Amorim's epitaph The Portuguese coach frequently sparred with pundits and hinted at a power struggle with senior figures within the club when he repeatedly defended his defensive strategy after appalling initial leagu...

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Most women's national team players earn less than $20,000, FIFPRO study shows Two-thirds of women's national team players earn less than $20,000 annually, according to a new FIFPRO survey that highlights persistent financial insecurity and structural gaps in the women's game.

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Doping-Anti-doping system has 'stalled' as elite cheats slip through net, says AIU chair Dec 12 : The global fight against doping has "stalled", with athletes evading detection systems that are failing to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated cheats, a leading anti-doping official has...

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😂

Pamela Anderson dodged a bullet. 😐

Skating-Britain to permit same-sex ice dance teams next season Same-sex couples will be permitted to compete in ice dance in British events as of next season, including the national championships, British Ice Skating announced on Wednesday.

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Has Wayne Gretzky never had to say the name of another country in his entire life?
#WorldCupDraw

Wayne Gretzky. Could this get any worse?

Also, very disappointing that no translators were provided for the Spanish speakers for the broadcast.

BBC: "Hopefully the draw is done before the first World Cup match kicks off in June." 😅

"Here, it's a party" says Danny Ramirez, as a bunch of middle-aged men in suits sit quietly.

I love these annual collections - for years, I've been privileged to work alongside Reuters photographers, and they are among the most talented, dedicated and skilful people you could meet.