Married American pair skaters Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim, who helped lift Team USA to a bronze medal in the figure skating team event earlier this week, turned in a disappointing final program on Thursday (Wednesday night stateside) — but they had other things on their mind.
Speaking to reporters afterward, Alexa grew visibly emotional as she discussed the mass shooting at a Florida high school on Wednesday afternoon that killed 17, news of which was breaking in the hours before she and Chris took the ice for their free skate in the pairs’ competition.
The Knierims, two-time U.S. champions in pair skating,...
Speaking to reporters afterward, Alexa grew visibly emotional as she discussed the mass shooting at a Florida high school on Wednesday afternoon that killed 17, news of which was breaking in the hours before she and Chris took the ice for their free skate in the pairs’ competition.
The Knierims, two-time U.S. champions in pair skating,...
- 2/15/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Just skating at the Winter Olympics this year, medal or no, is already a victory for pairs figure skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim, she tells People, less than two years after facing down a rare and potentially deadly gastrointestinal condition.
“This competition’s very meaningful for us,” says Knierim, who skates with husband Chris Knierim. “We’ve kind of been lacking the joy and lightheartedness of life for about two years now, from all the struggles we’ve been through, so being here together, Chris and I are kind of just enjoying it.”
The couple competed Sunday afternoon in team figure skating,...
“This competition’s very meaningful for us,” says Knierim, who skates with husband Chris Knierim. “We’ve kind of been lacking the joy and lightheartedness of life for about two years now, from all the struggles we’ve been through, so being here together, Chris and I are kind of just enjoying it.”
The couple competed Sunday afternoon in team figure skating,...
- 2/15/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
The top figure skating pair teams in the world came together in PyeongChang on Tuesday night for the 2018 Olympic Games’ pairs short program.
Going into the event, all eyes were on Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim, the sole U.S. pair team at the Olympics.
The two-time U.S. national champions had already picked up a bronze medal in the team event, for which they skated both the short and long programs. But for Tuesday’s short program, the couple — who began skating together in 2012 and married in June 2016 — was considered a bit of an underdog team. They’d...
Going into the event, all eyes were on Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim, the sole U.S. pair team at the Olympics.
The two-time U.S. national champions had already picked up a bronze medal in the team event, for which they skated both the short and long programs. But for Tuesday’s short program, the couple — who began skating together in 2012 and married in June 2016 — was considered a bit of an underdog team. They’d...
- 2/14/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Married pair figure skaters Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim will be taking to the ice in PyeongChang on Valentine’s Day—and it couldn’t be more fitting.
The couple—who have been skating together since 2012 and married in 2016—captured the attention of the nation with their performance on Friday at the Winter Olympics in South Korea, which saw them end their moving program with a smooch on the lips that lit the internet on fire. Their skate helped lead the U.S. figure skating team to a bronze medal.
“When we kissed, in the back of my mind...
The couple—who have been skating together since 2012 and married in 2016—captured the attention of the nation with their performance on Friday at the Winter Olympics in South Korea, which saw them end their moving program with a smooch on the lips that lit the internet on fire. Their skate helped lead the U.S. figure skating team to a bronze medal.
“When we kissed, in the back of my mind...
- 2/14/2018
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
A local sports anchor is on thin ice with Olympic figure skaters after he declared that figure skating is not a sport.
Trouble started for Fox-4 Dallas’ weekend sports anchor and reporter Edward Egros on Friday, when he responded to a fan on Twitter who had said, “Look, if you need to pick a song as part of your sport, I’m not going to respect your sport. I respect your art.”
“Thank You!” Egros wrote. “I have the utmost respect for figure skaters, only a few people in the universe can do it and they deserve my praise. But it’s not a sport.
Trouble started for Fox-4 Dallas’ weekend sports anchor and reporter Edward Egros on Friday, when he responded to a fan on Twitter who had said, “Look, if you need to pick a song as part of your sport, I’m not going to respect your sport. I respect your art.”
“Thank You!” Egros wrote. “I have the utmost respect for figure skaters, only a few people in the universe can do it and they deserve my praise. But it’s not a sport.
- 2/13/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
The Americans earned a bronze medal on Monday afternoon in the team figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics after a series of strong performances that nonetheless saw a surprising low and thrilling highs.
The top three finishers in the team event — whose scores are determined by the cumulative short and long routines from the ice dancers and single and pair skaters — were determined following the free dance portion, which saw the second of two performances so far from siblings Alex and Maia Shibutani.
The “Shib sibs” earned second in their free dance, ensuring Team USA’s third-place finish, behind...
The top three finishers in the team event — whose scores are determined by the cumulative short and long routines from the ice dancers and single and pair skaters — were determined following the free dance portion, which saw the second of two performances so far from siblings Alex and Maia Shibutani.
The “Shib sibs” earned second in their free dance, ensuring Team USA’s third-place finish, behind...
- 2/12/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
From rowing to cross-country skiing and ice skating, athletes at PyeongChang Winter Games will be gliding with grace — and love.
Ice dancing duo Evan Bates and Madison Cook first met on the ice as competitors, and over time they built a friendship that turned into love.
“We realized that we should be together,” says Bates, who placed 8th in Sochi with Cook. “Having someone to lean on and not talk about skating and have real lives outside of the rink together, that was really nice for us and exciting. We’ve grown together and we have this amazing life together...
Ice dancing duo Evan Bates and Madison Cook first met on the ice as competitors, and over time they built a friendship that turned into love.
“We realized that we should be together,” says Bates, who placed 8th in Sochi with Cook. “Having someone to lean on and not talk about skating and have real lives outside of the rink together, that was really nice for us and exciting. We’ve grown together and we have this amazing life together...
- 2/10/2018
- by Caitlin Keating
- PEOPLE.com
Married pairs figure skaters Alexa and Chris Knierim sealed their season-best performance, on Friday morning at the 2018 Winter Olympics, with a kiss on the ice — and a chorus of “awwws” from the audience in the arena (and probably around the world).
“When we kissed, in the back of my mind I was like: We’re on Olympic ice. It’s still such a big deal, we’re still like kids taking it in,” Alexa tells People only minutes after leaving the rink.
She says once she heard the audience’s reaction to the couple’s smooch, “I was like, ‘Chris do one more!
“When we kissed, in the back of my mind I was like: We’re on Olympic ice. It’s still such a big deal, we’re still like kids taking it in,” Alexa tells People only minutes after leaving the rink.
She says once she heard the audience’s reaction to the couple’s smooch, “I was like, ‘Chris do one more!
- 2/9/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim are partners on and off the ice.
When the pairs skaters take the ice in PyeongChang Thursday evening, they’ll be the first married pair to compete at the Olympics since fellow Americans Jenni Meno and Todd Sand went to Nagano in 1998. And this time, they are the sole set of American pairs skaters heading to South Korea — making them the United States’s only hope for a pairs figure skating medal in PyeongChang.
Throughout their partnership, they’ve won two National titles (in 2015 and again this year) and served as the Olympic alternates in Sochi.
When the pairs skaters take the ice in PyeongChang Thursday evening, they’ll be the first married pair to compete at the Olympics since fellow Americans Jenni Meno and Todd Sand went to Nagano in 1998. And this time, they are the sole set of American pairs skaters heading to South Korea — making them the United States’s only hope for a pairs figure skating medal in PyeongChang.
Throughout their partnership, they’ve won two National titles (in 2015 and again this year) and served as the Olympic alternates in Sochi.
- 2/8/2018
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
The very best figure skating can seem almost impossible — so fast and so graceful — but even award-winning routines are just made up of a series of smaller actions, one after the other.
As proof, look no further than the short video above, where Olympians and Olympic hopefuls break down how to end one of their performances (or programs) in five steps.
Among the participants are Evan Bates and Madison Chock, Jason Brown, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Alexa and Chris Knierim, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, Mirai Nagasu, Adam Rippon, Alex and Maia Shibutani and Ashley Wagner.
Common tips include kicks and spins — so much spinning,...
As proof, look no further than the short video above, where Olympians and Olympic hopefuls break down how to end one of their performances (or programs) in five steps.
Among the participants are Evan Bates and Madison Chock, Jason Brown, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Alexa and Chris Knierim, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, Mirai Nagasu, Adam Rippon, Alex and Maia Shibutani and Ashley Wagner.
Common tips include kicks and spins — so much spinning,...
- 1/7/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
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