The Boston Globe

Why music is so key to figure skating’s popularity — and how that music is changing

Why does figure skating capture such attention every four years at the Olympic Winter Games? The breathtaking jumps and spins, the choreography, the bedazzled costumes. All of those play a part, but ...
The New York Times

Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them

Alysa Liu sits in third place after the women's figure skating short program, with the free skate scheduled for Thursday night. Sarah Stier / Getty Images MILAN — Alysa Liu’s smile commands attention.