skate

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“I love physical challenges. I’ve had to learn how to sword fight, ice skate, shoot a pistol, taekwondo, horseback riding. It’s like practicing to be this other person, and it kind of rubs off.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

During 74 regular season games in 2025-26 he logged 307 miles—enough to skate from the Wild’s arena in St. Paul to Milwaukee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers against Sheffield Steelers in October 2023 when he was hit in the neck by the skate of opposing player Matt Petgrave.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Earlier, US star Ilia Malinin won a third straight men's gold as he bounced back from missing out on an Olympic medal last month when he fell twice in the free skate.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

There wasn’t any ice to skate on in Harlem, so I gave up following hockey.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers