“This is a tragedy,” Victoria Petrenko said of the crisis in Ukraine, her voice drowning in emotion. “He says he’s trying to stay inside. For now, that’s fine. I’m trying to persuade him to go but I don’t think the situation at the borders is easy. I hope he can leave soon.” Updated March 1, …
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NASHVILLE — Nathan Chen, one of the most successful figure skaters in US history, skated in his own stratosphere at the US national championship on Sunday. Five powerful quad leaps that blast him off the ice. It rotates as precisely as a gyroscope. Footsteps flowing like a fast-flowing river. He fell twice—once in the quadruple …
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NASHVILLE — Alysa Liu, one of the people who made the US Olympic figure skating team a favorite for next month’s Beijing Winter Games, tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday and withdrew from the US national championships. Liu, 16, finished third in the short program at the national events on Thursday and hoped a …
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“I definitely have some sympathy for him, because I certainly don’t think you should be ostracized or criticized for being different – and I think we’ve all known from the beginning that Bryson is different and that Bryson isn’t going to fit in. the way people want him to be,” said McIlroy. “He is his …
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