figure-skating

Figure Skating Makes Scott Hamilton Orgasm

Mike Byhoff · 02/26/10 04:31PM

Former figure skating gold medal winner and commentator Scott Hamilton gets...excited during tense triple axel, double toe-loop combinations. And now that figure skating is over, he's finally spent. Spent and satisfied. And boy does he need a smoke.

Do Female Figure Skaters' Boobs Get Sore?

Maureen O'Connor · 02/26/10 02:02AM

Olympic women spun, leaped, and flying cameled their way to the figure skating podium last night, but with all those plunging backs and necklines (not to mention visible nipples) all I could think was, Where does the bra go?

How the American Lady Skaters Could Kill the Olympics

Richard Lawson · 02/24/10 11:02AM

During last night's short program, Tom Hammond noted that an American woman has made the figure skating podium every Olympics since Peggy Fleming. This year, that streak might be broken. That sort of ruins the Olympics, doesn't it?

What Caused Mirai Nagasu's Nose to Bleed at the Olympics?

Matt Cherette · 02/23/10 11:15PM

Women's figure skating began tonight in Vancouver with NBC's live coverage of the Olympic short program. American skater Mirai Nagasu's routine went swimmingly (ha), but she ended it with a visibly bloody nose. What caused it? Inside, an in-depth investigation.

More Adventures in Olympic Racial Drag

Maureen O'Connor · 02/22/10 02:22AM

We finally figured out why the Russian ice dancers thought they could get away with their brownface "Aboriginal Dance" routine: This year, everyone did racial drag. Americans in bindi. Germans in grass skirts. French cowboys, kimonos, "Hava Nagila," oh my!

Is the Most Interesting Event at the Olympics Already Over?

Richard Lawson · 02/19/10 10:54AM

Oh last night was a corker. The girls snowboarded and Julia Mancuso continued her silver rush, but mostly men twirled around on ice and we all clapped and swooned. Now that it's over, we're worried. Was it the best event?

Johnny Weir Skates Routine of His Life, Gets Screwed by Judges

Matt Cherette · 02/19/10 12:16AM

Oh, Johnny. Dear, dear Johnny Weir. You just skated the routine of your life at the Olympics. It was fabulous, as always. Flawless, too. And even though the judges screwed you, we won't forget how great you were. Video, inside.

Hipster Style Infiltrates the Olympics

Maureen O'Connor · 02/18/10 03:52AM

Though Olympic fashion continues to revolve around flags and garish patriotic color, a strange undercurrent of hip infiltrated this year: jeggings-esque faux denim, a surfeit of plaid, and the world's most ironic mustache.

Johnny Weir Seduces Olympic Viewers with Ferocious Short Program

Matt Cherette · 02/16/10 11:23PM

Heyyyyy! Guess who just skated a fabulous, flawless and fierce-as-hell short program at the Olympics? And did so in a deep V-neck/slim black pant outfit with sequins and pink tassels, to boot? Johnny Weir did, honey! Also: Poker Face dancing.

The Olympic Night of Figure Skating Fail

Matt Cherette · 02/16/10 01:30AM

Tonight, Russia's 50-year-long domination of Olympic pairs figure skating ended as China took home gold. The best thing about the evening's coverage, though, was the MASSIVE amount of on-ice failure. Inside, a video montage of the best of the worst.