It’s a little different from the familiar scratch of skates carving into ice. At the New York Hall of Science, the sound is softer — booties gliding across a synthetic rink as visitors push off and ...

When two NHL hockey players collide, their pads and muscles can absorb enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for a minute and a half. During the 60 minutes of a hockey game, players can burn ...

Olympic figure skating blends artistry, athleticism, and science in every performance. From gravity-defying quadruple jumps to perfectly centered spins, each move is a product of years of training and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Figure skating traces its roots to 1772, when Englishman Robert Jones provided one of the first documented accounts of the sport. By the early 1900s, figure skating had crossed ...