Quad God and the Blade Angels: is the new USA Dream Team a group of figure skaters?
by Bryan Armen Graham in Milan from US news | The Guardian on (#73CDP)
The US enter the team event as hot favorites: powered by world champions, rising stars and a generation determined to push figure skating beyond its traditional audience
On Friday morning inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena, the United States will launch their defense of the Olympic figure skating team title carrying something rare in a sport usually defined by individual brilliance: overwhelming depth. Which raises a question that, until recently, would have sounded almost absurd in figure skating.
Is the new USA Dream Team a group of figure skaters?
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