A surge in injuries has sparked debate in the figure skating community. As North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports, some critics argue that the boots and skates used today don't fully ...

Yet U.S. Figure Skating, the sport’s national governing body with a $20million annual budget, has not funded research into the injury problem, American boot companies have declined to ...

Rafael Arutunian can fix uncomfortable figure skating boots and mend bad jumping habits with equal ease, molding materials and technique with the sureness of a coach who has analyzed axels and ...

In the resort's lobby, we lined up for our Nordic skates, which comprise a boot and a blade. A cushy, lined, cross-country ski boot replaces those stiff, cold, ankle-killing hockey or figure skates.

The idea that someone approaching 60 and even past 70 could not just step on ice intentionally but do so in figure skates (kind of like knife edges strapped to boots), with plans to master ...

Beyond the figure skating world, Harlick boots can also be spotted on the big screen. “We made Michelle Trachtenberg boots and she sat in the same chair and came in and got fitted,” said Kuhn ...