The Americans had arguably the best world championships in their long and distinguished figure skating history, and now they are pointing toward next season and the Olympics.

A day after a Jacksonville police officer was critically injured in a shooting Sunday, the home where the incident took place was boarded up with plywood as a stark reminder of what happened in the Duclay neighborhood.

Figure Skating in Harlem celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gala on April 25, and has become a success story built on academics, social growth and the ice rink.

Tara Lipinski was a sprightly 15-year-old ballerina-on-ice when she won figure skating gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.