#Ice skating

Getty Image / Michael Loccisano NBC commentators and former skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir went off following Kamila Valiyeva’s short program on Tuesday night The Russian skater was allowed to participate in the Olympics even after a confirmed positive test for PEDs Read more Olympics

Author: Alex Santoso / Source: Neatorama Who’d ever guess that skating on thin ice could be so … (dangerously) fun? Hear how skating on black ice – a precariously thin layer of ice that forms on a recently frozen lake – can produce otherworldly, laser-like sounds in this fascinating video clip

Europeans are facing some extremely cold temperatures these days but the fine folks of Amsterdam are taking advantage of the big freeze. For the first time in about six years, Amsterdam’s canals are frozen to a thickness safe enough to support the weight of ice skaters. Whether for the memories or

Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama Ice skating has been around for at least 5,000 years, but for most of that time, it was a method of transportation. The first competitive skating was racing. Figure skating is called that because in the beginning, it was all about making a perfect figure

Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama The first artificial ice skating rink opened in London in June of 1844, after a few months in a temporary location at Covent Gardens. Strangely, that was before the technology was available to freeze water for the skating surface. The Glaciarium was