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Menard was the first black to make a speech in Congress. • Feb. 27, 1988 - Figure skater Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win a medal (bronze) at the winter Olympic Games. • Feb. 28, ...

“Legacy on Ice,” a figure skating tribute, will be held March 2 in Washington, D.C., to support the families and loved ones ...

In the outskirts of Boston, the leader of a storied figure skating club choked back tears. Yet as the figure skating community continued to grapple with the deaths of more than 15 skaters ...

As the figure skating community grappled with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents, the grief was felt ...

Nearly half of the passengers on the plane that fatally collided with a military helicopter last week were members of the figure skating community, U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement Monday.

Hughes is the most recent American to win the Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s Figure Skating. She is a graduate of Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Stanford’s Graduate ...

She has seen many things as the competition director of Salt Lake Figure Skating — a non-profit club for figure skaters in Utah — but has never dealt with a tragedy on this scale. Several ...