VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Todd Eldredge's goal for his return to the world figure skating championships was to please himself and entertain the crowd, not necessarily to win a medal. But with a ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Yevgny Pluschenko wasn't perfect Thursday night, but he was close enough to end Alexei Yagudin's three-year reign as world champion, to cap off a practically-perfect ...

SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 27 -- The cheers fell around Russian Alexei Yagudin in a deluge late Saturday night, but Yagudin barely noticed. He had other things on his mind. As he raised his hands and bowed ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Alexei Yagudin was so nervous before his short program, he could barely feel his legs. After Thursday night's free skate, he could feel a gold medal hanging from his neck. The ...