Some of figure skating’s most notable performers will return to the ice for an Olympic performance unlike anything seen so far in the Games. Figure skating’s Exhibition Gala lineup, which includes stars like Alysa Liu,

During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, a French figure skating judge was caught vote-swapping in the pairs competition, and two years later, the International Skating Union changed its 6.0 judging system.

Surya Bonaly, who was once penalized for performing a backflip in the Winter Olympics, is now praising USA’s Ilia Malinin’s backflip to win gold.

For more than seven decades, women from the United States have shaped Olympic figure skating. Each champion arrived in a different era. Each one faced a different challenge. Some battled illness. Others carried the weight of tragedy or tough rivalry.

Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.

Alysa Liu won historic Olympic gold in Milano Cortina, defeating top challengers Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai in a close finish. After a disappointing short program, Amber Glenn delivered a redemption skate to finish fifth.

MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the striped hair,

She’s the fourth Bay Area skater to win individual gold at the Winter Olympics, and the seventh medalist from the region overall

Ilia Malinin missed out on a medal in a stunning and dramatic men's figure skating final at the Winter Olympics today. The 21-year-old American fell twice in his final free skate to score 156.33 and finish eighth as Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold.