figure skating
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Howard University Creates First HBCU Figure Skating Team
The team will be attending its first competition in February 2024
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EXCLUSIVE: Breaking the Ice Wants Fans to Look Beyond Figure Skating’s Predominantly White Presentation
Groundbreaking figure skater Rory Flack speaks to The Root about her new WE tv/ALLBLK series, and an exclusive clip showcases the struggles of her team.
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Starr Andrews Is First Black US Figure Skater to Win Grand Prix Medal
This historic feat is a first in the series’ twenty-seven year history.
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Sha’Carri Richardson Questions Kamila Valieva’s Inclusion in the Olympics Following a Positive Test
The Russian figure skater’s continued presence in the competition raises questions of a double standard
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French Figure Skater’s Beyoncé Routine Gives Us #BlackGirlMagic on Ice
What hasn’t Beyoncé provided the soundtrack to? You’ve listened to her at weddings, at the Super Bowl, while applying your contour, while breaking up, while working it out and maybe even while nailing your infectious, world-class floor routine. Now the Undisputed Snatcher of Edges has conquered yet another venue: the Olympic ice-skating rink. France’s Maé…
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#BlackGirlMagic on Ice: Black Girls Rock on Skates, Too
Each day I live, I want to beA day to give the best of me.I’m only one, but not aloneMy finest day is yet unknown … “One Moment in Time” was the official theme song of the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics in South Korea, memorably sung by the incredible Whitney Houston. At last week’s 2018…