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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Members of the Pitt Figure Skating Club pose for a photo after a team practice.

Figure Skating Club at Pitt welcomes all to the ice

By Lily Peters, Staff Writer • September 17, 2024

Figure skating has long been known as an expensive and often inaccessible sport, and Figure Skating Club at Pitt aims to change that. The club is open to skaters of all levels and brings the excitement...

Russian ice skater Kamila Valieva after a training session last Sunday in Beijing.

Editorial | The Olympics needs an age floor for competitors

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 20, 2022
The Olympics need to place age minimums for competitors to help prevent the potential for abuse.
Jenna Teplitzky, a sophomore history and theater arts major, practices jumps at the Pitt Figure Skating club’s practice Tuesday morning. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt figure skating spins into 2018 competition season

By Tessa Sayers, Staff Writer • October 17, 2018
The Pitt figure skating team is gearing up for its first competition at New York University in November — but just two years ago, there was no team at all.
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