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Figure skating has been Russia's pride for decades if not centuries. But faced with bans from international competitions, young Russian skating talents are leaving the country in search of a better future.

A Modern Orthodox Jew from West Orange, New Jersey, Kops had plans to attend nursing school before being offered a chance to vie for a spot on Israel's Olympic team.

A lot of hopes are riding on the skates of Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski...writes Abigail Klein Leichman. The figure-skating pair are among six athletes expected to represent Israel at the Beijing Olympics from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20. And Israel has never medaled at the Winter Games. “Yes, there’s a little pressure but in…

The 19-year-old thought her competitive skating career was over — until the head of the Israel Ice Skating Federation gave her a call in June.-…

After training for only three months, Evgeni Krasnopolski and Hailey Kops won one of 19 slots allotted to figure-skating pairs at the Winter Olympics.

She's from New Jersey, he's from Ukraine, and they trained together for just three months. How did Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski qualify for the Winter Olympics?

Hailey Kops will team up with veteran Israeli Olympian Evgeni Krasnopolski on the ice at the 2022 Winter Games