I was still in diapers when Peggy Fleming competed in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland and then went on to place sixth in the 1964 Olympics at the age of 15, but I was definitely old enough to catch the magic and national pride, in color no less, as she won the Olympic more…

Did you know that the blades on ice skates are only 3/16 of an inch thick? I recently pondered this thought as I struggled to put rented ice skates on my niece and me before taking a spin at an outdoor skating rink just before Christmas. This is lunacy, I thought, as we awkwardly hobbled more…