French win ice dance gold
With their tribute to America as the Land of Liberty, France's Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat narrowly won the Olympic ice dancing gold medal Monday night.

Russian skaters in second despite perfect mark
Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh earned the first perfect mark in the Olympic ice dance competition, but it wasn't enough to put them in the lead going into today's finale.

Flower girls take to the ice to keep it clean and safe

It's all smiles as Canada skaters get their gold

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Figure skating was Games' first winter sport Skating's roots may stretch back as far as the Middle Ages, where drawings depict ancient gods wearing huge "skis" with runners. In 1850, E.W. Bushnell introduced the first steel-bladed skates, which revolutionized the sport by making possible more intricate twists and turns.

Up close: Figure skating It's the most popular sport of the Winter Olympics. The grace and artistry of Olympic skating is never difficult to express.

Skating is a real sport Sigh. Yes, Virginia, figure skating is a sport. I know, I know. There are sequins on the costumes, short skirts on the ladies and more routines choreographed to movie themes than you can three-turn or twizzle to.

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