The fans waved hundreds of Russian flags. Dozens of stuffed toys cascaded from the stands to surround Irina Slutskaya on the ice at Luzhniki Sports Palace. Chants of “molodyets!” (Well done!) rang in ...

Being a slacker seemed mighty tempting to Irina Slutskaya back in 2002. The Russian skater had won the silver medal at the Salt Lake City Olympics, then followed a month later with her first title at ...

With a record seven European championships, two world titles, and an Olympic silver medal, Irina Slutskaya is now the gold medal favorite. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

MOSCOW -- Irina Slutskaya will skip next month's European championships, but she plans to skate at the March World Championships despite being idle all season with heart problems and other ailments.

Russia’s Irina Slutskaya, who became the first woman to land a triple-triple-double combination jump at last year’s world figure skating championships and barely missed pulling that feat off twice, ...

MOSCOW, Russia-- Former world and European champion Irina Slutskaya has announced her retirement from figure skating, saying "she has had enough". "I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the next five ...

In a battle for figure skating supremacy, Irina Slutskaya and Sasha Cohen will slug it out in the much-anticipated Turin Winter Games free program early tomorrow morning. Cohen, a diminutive ...

championships, but she plans to skate at the March World Championships despite being idle all season with heart problems and other ailments. Slutskaya is back on the ice for limited practices, though ...

Slutskaya leads after short program: Five-time winner Irina Slutskaya of Russia led after the women’s short program at the European championships in Turin, Italy. Skating in black trousers — pants are ...

MOSCOW, Russia-- Former world and European champion Irina Slutskaya has announced her retirement from figure skating, saying "she has had enough". "I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the next five ...