The ISU dress code dictates that figure skaters have to cover their hips, midriffs, and behinds. Many figure skaters wear outfits with illusion panels that appear sheer. It's still relatively rare for ...

People watch figure skating for the jumps, the spins, the spills and the costumes — some of which just have you scratching your head and asking, "Why?" Jere Longman of The New York Times, who has ...

There are two types of men's figure skating costumes: the boring kind (black pants, button-down shirt, and not a single sparkle) and the Johnny Weir kind (floaty, flamboyant, and caked in glitter).

Vera Wang discovered her first passion while on a frozen lake in Central Park, wearing ice skates she received from her father for Christmas. Long before she became a world-renowned fashion designer ...

When 16-year-old figure skater Isabeau Levito takes the ice on the evening of Jan. 28, at the conclusion of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she will have either defended her title as reigning ...

"She puts ... like blood, sweat and tears into it," Karen Chen says of her purple, bedazzled costume Karen Chen's beautiful purple free skate costume was lovingly ...

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Before the Team USA Olympics summit in New York City last month, the decorated ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...