KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Reagan Agness has been skating since she was five years old. Her parents decided one winter day to get out and try something new as a family.

An East Bay figure skater has her eyes set on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. ... Liu started skating when she was 5 years old. At 13, she became the youngest ever U.S. women's national champion.

But many professionals begin figure skating no later than 4 years old and start training one-on-one with a coach. Violeta said she started skating when she was just 2.5 years old.

Tara Lipinski was a sprightly 15-year-old ballerina-on-ice when she won figure skating gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Sarah Hughes was but a year older when she did the same thing four years ...