Figure skating has been an official Olympic event for well over a century, having made its debut appearance (oddly enough, at a Summer Olympics, not at a Winter Olympics) way back in London in 1908.

On the last Sunday in January, 23-year-old figure skater Maxim (Max) Naumov finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Naumov had placed seventh in the short program, ...

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