Figure skating is one of the most-watched events of the Winter Olympics, but how much do you really know about those skintight, crystal-covered costumes? Here, Olympic medalist and NBC Sports ...

There are two types of men's figure skating costumes: the boring kind (black pants, button-down shirt, and not a single sparkle) and the Johnny Weir kind (floaty, flamboyant, and caked in glitter).

The rhinestones and cascading chiffon of figure skating costumes at this year’s Olympics will color what is considered the deepest field in the sport’s history, with the first female quads ...

“Costumes are an important part of skating and can oftentimes express what the movement and choreography can’t,” says Chen, who is one of three American male figure skaters who will compete ...

so are their costumes. Ranging from sleek dyed leotards to elaborate ensembles, figure skating outfits are in a league of their own when it comes to sports fashion. Many of these creations feature ...

It's still relatively rare for women to wear costumes with pants in figure-skating competitions. In 1986, Katarina Witt's polychromatic costume featured a bare midriff. Witt won the silver medal ...

Or does he merely evoke Gilligan? Are figure skating costumes an integral part of the sport or a silly distraction that should be reined in? Page 2 writers Jim Caple and Paul Lukas have tried to ...

"You almost feel you've been trapped in a windmill in the Metropolitan Opera House costume department." So what gives? If figure skating is supposed to be a sport of grace and beauty, what's with ...

The talk was animated Tuesday in the world of figure skating costume design when USA TODAY Sports reached out to known designers. Collective dismay surfaced Feb. 10, when the dress worn by South ...

For their jazzy free dance routine, Ms. Chock wore a shimmering geometric costume that she said had taken inspiration from the Chrysler Building and other Art Deco architecture. “Figure skating ...

The intricate costumes are just as exciting as the routines ...