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Minnesota coach sentenced to 24 years for abusing skater
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota figure skating coach was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison for sexually abusing one of his skaters. Thomas Incantalupo, 48, of St. Louis Park, was arrested last year when…
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Alysa Liu of US lands quad lutz, wins Junior Grand Prix
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Alysa Liu became the first American woman to land a quad in competition when she hit her signature quadruple lutz during a dominant free skate to win the Junior Grand…
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Figure skating coach Callaghan banned by SafeSport
Richard Callaghan, who coached Tara Lipinski to Olympic gold, has been banned from figure skating by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual misconduct. Callaghan, who also coached six-time U.S. champion Todd Eldredge, was ruled…
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Joseph White, former AP sports writer, dies at 56
STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — Joseph White, known for finding unique ways to write about sports and other topics during an award-winning career at The Associated Press, has died at age 56. White died Saturday, according…
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Figure skater sues ex-coach over molestation allegations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former member of the U.S. national figure skating team said in a lawsuit Friday that he was sexually molested as a teenage boy by a coach who the sport’s governing…
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Ex-Olympic skater Ashley Wagner writes of 2008 sex assault
Former Olympian Ashley Wagner says she was sexually assaulted by another figure skater in 2008 when she 17. The three-time national champion wrote in USA Today on Thursday that John Coughlin climbed into her bed…
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Former UCLA gymnast Ohashi to make pro debut at Aurora Games
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi will perform in the inaugural Aurora Games, an all-women’s sports and entertainment festival. It’s the first professional competition for the 22-year-old Ohashi, who finished college with…
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Ex-partner of deceased skater Coughlin says she was abused
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of the former skating partners of two-time U.S. pairs champion John Coughlin has accused him in a series of Facebook posts of sexually assaulting her over a two-year period.…
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Olympic medalist Goebel honored by Figure Skating in Harlem
NEW YORK (AP) — Sharon Cohen believes Figure Skating in Harlem represents a microcosm of the sport itself. That’s one reason the organization is honoring 2001 U.S. champion and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist Tim Goebel…
6 months ago -
Yalie and world champion Chen finds time for Stars on Ice
NEW YORK (AP) — Somehow, in the midst of his freshman season at Yale, Nathan Chen has found time to escape the classroom and the study hall and the tests. All he’s done since becoming…
6 months ago