In men's skating, Russia has won the gold medal in the last four Olympics.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

This sport combines the athleticism of skating with the gracefulness and creativity of dance.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

There are four categories of figure skating: men's singles,women's singles, pairs,and ice dancing.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Ice skating and the game of ice hockey are also popular winter sports.

VOA: special.2010.01.29

And Evan Lysacek won the gold medal in mens figure skating.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

An ice skating rink has lights built into the floor.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Speed skating is also a popular Olympic event.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

It's located near the Olympics venue for long track speed skating in Richmond, about a 30-minute drive south from downtown Vancouver.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Two world records were set during the Vancouver Olympics, both in short track speed skating and both by China.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Skating is a very expensive sport and there's no way that you can do it without help from your country.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Ice dancers Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue provided a welcome relief when they won gold in the figure skating this week.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Skiing,speed skating, luge and bobsled are all Winter Olympics sports usually decided by fractions of a second.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

I don't care how fast somebody is skating, I don't care how good a team is skating, anything is possible in my sport."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

the best I can." Ohno could add to his Olympicsshort track speed skating medal total.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Moir's mother Alma - a skating coach - says that Own the Podium provided her son not only money, but also mentors and guidance that proved indispensible.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Four years later at the Turin Olympics, Ohno won three short track speed skating medals, a gold in the 500 meters, and bronze in the 1,000 meters and 5,000-meter relay.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23