Kwan ready to shine in quest for gold
Fortune has smiled on Michelle Kwan. As she begins her quest for Olympic figure skating gold at the ladies short program competition tonight, America's top medal contender will have had the benefit of a week out of the spotlight — courtesy of a judging scandal in the pairs event and a good draw.

Figure skating reform
In the wake of one of the sport's most public scandals, International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta on Monday unveiled a plan to completely overhaul the way figure skating is judged.

Figure skating: Women's short program results

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Figure skating was Games' first winter sport Skating's roots may stretch back as far as the Middle Ages, where drawings depict ancient gods wearing huge "skis" with runners. In 1850, E.W. Bushnell introduced the first steel-bladed skates, which revolutionized the sport by making possible more intricate twists and turns.

Up close: Figure skating It's the most popular sport of the Winter Olympics. The grace and artistry of Olympic skating is never difficult to express.

Skating is a real sport Sigh. Yes, Virginia, figure skating is a sport. I know, I know. There are sequins on the costumes, short skirts on the ladies and more routines choreographed to movie themes than you can three-turn or twizzle to.

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Figure skating medalists in Nagano