Christine Brennan

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There’s only one reason the USA Hockey story is still in the news 100 hours after it happened: the nation cares deeply about how girls and women in sports are treated. Any lack of respect is felt deeply in millions of homes, gyms, arenas and playing fields.

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Team USA caps golden run at the Winter Olympics It was a strong finish for Team USA at the Milano Cortina Games as they brought home the most gold medals for the country in a single Winter Olympics. Wrapping up the games in dramatic fashion, the U....

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Live from the Olympic figure skating mixed zone

Tonight’s Olympic skating gala:

The incredible sportsmanship of Alysa Liu: On Jan. 9, six weeks ago today, she did not go backstage after her performance at the U.S. championships as almost all skaters do but instead stuck around in front of press row to cheer for the woman who then beat her, Amber Glenn.

Milan Magic Quick Hit: Alysa Liu wins gold medal in women’s free skate, erases decades-long drought for United States

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Thanks, Tom. Missing you here at the Olympics.

Alysa Liu is happiest figure skater on Earth — and Olympic champion Alysa Liu, the most caring, carefree, selfless, happy and optimistic skater in the women’s competition at the Olympics, won the gold medal.

On a remarkable night at the Olympics, the most caring, carefree, selfless, happy and optimistic athlete in the women’s figure skating competition won the Olympic gold medal. My @usatodaysports column on Alysa Liu:

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Our next episode of Milan Magic: Brian Boitano and I spend time with the great two-time Olympic gold medalist Katarina Witt.

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Ilia Malinin's mental health battle isn't surprising. Olympic superstars face increasing challenges High-profile athletes like Ilia Malinin carry expectations for themselves, their families, teammates, nations and sponsors. Social media makes it harder.

Ilia Malinin's mental health battle isn't surprising. Olympic superstars face increasing challenges

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Ilia Malinin to skate in Olympics exhibition gala with top medalists Ilia Malinin will take the ice again in Milan, skating the exhibition gala Saturday, Feb. 21. The gala features top medalists from the Winter Games.

Breaking: Ilia Malinin will skate in the Olympic exhibition gala Saturday with the top medalists and has decided to go to the world championships in Prague to defend his title. My @usatodaysports.usatoday.com exclusive:

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U.S. figure skating will not appeal Chock and Bates ice dance results The Olympics ice dance scoring controversy has gripped figure skating since Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan bates lost gold to France duo.

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How Ilia Malinin responded after Olympic meltdown was simply beautiful For Ilia Malinin, a terrible night was followed by a wonderful postscript. How he responded in the face of a meltdown was beautiful.

How Ilia Malinin responded after his Olympic meltdown was simply beautiful

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Milan Magic Quick Hit: Ilia Malinin’s nightmare performance keeps him off the podium

open.spotify.com/episode/2UDZ... Brian Boitano and I talk about Ilia Malinin’s shocking Olympic performance, what happened, why it happened and the classy way Ilia handled it — on a Quick Hit edition of our Milan Magic podcast.

Ilia Malinin's competition for individual Olympic gold is his 'inner self' Ilia Malinin is expected to cement his place in the pantheon of Winter Olympics stars Friday night if he wins the men's individual gold medal.

Ilia Malinin's competition for individual Olympic gold is his 'inner self'

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Ice Dancer Guillaume Cizeron's Former Partner and Accuser Reacts to His Gold Medal Win with Cryptic Post Gabriella Papadakis wrote she is "logging off" of social media on Wednesday, Feb. 11 after her former partner Guillaume Cizeron took home a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Controversial French team winning gold is awful for figure skating, abuse survivors | Opinion What a slap in the face this result is to Chock and Bates, who have been the heart and soul of the American team, columnist Christine Brennan writes.

What an awful message the sport of figure skating just sent to sexual abuse survivors and victims, and parents who want their children to participate in a safe sport.

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An abuse investigation. A new French ice dance team. And a gold medal up for grabs An ex-partner's ban led to Laurence Fournier Beaudry, Guillaume Cizeron partnership. Now, they challenge USA's Madison Chock, Evan Bates at Olympics.

Tonight, a new French ice dance team that exists only because of the investigation and subsequent suspension of an alleged sexual abuser could win the Olympic gold medal. Here is my @usatodaysports story (no paywall):

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Gabriella Papadakis discusses hidden side of Olympic figure skating, abuse and being fired by NBC YouTube video by USA TODAY Sports

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Gabriella Papadakis discusses hidden side of Olympic figure skating, abuse and being fired by NBC YouTube video by USA TODAY Sports

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NBC fired Olympic gold medalist Gabriella Papadakis after her ground-breaking book “To Not Disappear” was published. Today she appears on a special edition of Milan Magic. This is one of the most important interviews I’ve ever done at the Olympics.

Max Naumov’s message to his late parents as he skates the Olympic short program.

The 30th anniversary ebook edition of Christine Brennan's acclaimed "Inside Edge" features a new foreword by
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