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What Ashley Wagner’s third U.S. Figure Skating title means for the sport

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Ashley Wagner is elated after skating a flawless freeskate at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating National Championships. (Photo: Streeter Lecka, Getty Images)

Ashley Wagner is elated after skating a flawless freeskate at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating National Championships. (Photo: Streeter Lecka, Getty Images)

On Saturday night around 10:50pm EST, Ashley Wagner won her third national figure skating title, snatching the top spot away from 2014 national champion Gracie Gold. Wagner, who won with a score of 221.02, bested Gold by more than 15 points overall and 10 points in the free skate. Gold took a costly fall on a triple flip, a jump that she’d been struggling with since returing from a severe stress fracture in her foot which sidelined her from the Grand Prix Final in December. Continue reading →

BREAKING: U.S. Olympic Ice Dance Champions Davis and White Withdraw from World Championships

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White won Gold in Sochi, but will not be competing at the World Championships later this month. (Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated)

Meryl Davis and Charlie White won Gold in Sochi, but will not be competing at the World Championships later this month. (Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated)

This afternoon, 2014 Olympic Ice Dance Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White announced that they will not be competing at the World Championships in Saitama, Japan at the end of this month.

“Now that we’ve had some time at home to discuss our plan for the rest of the season, we’ve decided not to compete in the 2014 World Championships,” Davis said in a statement released by US Figure Skating. “We’re extremely pleased to have capped-off this Olympic cycle with our performances at the Olympic Games.”

Davis and White are three-time Olympic medalists, winning Silver in the Ice Dance event in 2010 at Vancouver, and Bronze in the inaugural team event at Sochi this past month, as well as their Gold medal in the Ice Dance event in Sochi. White was named Captain of Team USA for the team event.

“We feel that our incredibly positive Olympic experience is the culmination of and perfect ending to a wonderful four-year cycle,” White said in the statement released by US Figure Skating. “We will leave our options open for the future and are excited to cheer on our American teammates as they compete in Japan.”