Diversify Ice News Today

Seven members of Howard University's newly formed figure skating team are heading to an intercollegiate tournament, marking a milestone for HBCUs.

The squad will make its intercollegiate ice skating competition debut at the University of Delaware.

In 2024, Howard University is fielding the first competitive figure skating team from an HBCU (historically black college or university).

Sixteen-year-old Jacob Sanchez of Newburgh hopes to be the first Latino ice skater to represent the United States in the Olympics.

U.S. Figure Skating has announced the entrants for the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place in Columbus, Ohio.

Two Howard students create a figure skating team, the first of its kind at an HBCU and not affiliated with Howard Athletics, to address the lack of diversity in the figure skating world, partnering with Diversify Ice to create a lasting legacy of inclusivity and representation in the sport.

Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) put on the company’s Fall Frolic performance. The Diversify Ice Foundation embraces a motivational motto.

Watch skaters in Washington, D.C.,continue the legacy of Mabel Fairbanks, who challenged the elite sport.