Early last fall the calm that had allowed Maria Butyrskaya to become world figure skating champion still was evident. The Russian skater sat alone at a table in a hotel in Green Bay, devouring a book ...

PARIS, Nov 17: Russia’s former world champions Alexei Yagudin and Maria Butyrskaya held the lead in their respective individual short programs on Friday at the Lalique Trophy, which is part of the ...

Former world champion Maria Butyrskaya of Russia edged American Angela Nikodinov in the short program of the women's event Friday at the Sparkassen Cup, the third event of the Grand Prix figure ...