The ninth time was the charm for Mariah Bell, who won her first U.S. figure skating championship in her ninth attempt at the senior level. Bell, at 25 the oldest U.S. women’s champion since 26-year-old Beatrix Loughran won in 1927, all but locked up a berth in the Beijing Olympics next month…

Source: Los Angeles Times January 07, 2022 22:50 UTC