Gold Medalist Offers Joy of Figure Skating through Ice Shows
Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa hopes the ice shows she produces give spectators as much joy as ice skating has given her over the years. Arakawa shot to fame when she became the first Japanese...
View ArticleMalinin Defends Skate America Title
Ilia Malinin stood in the center of the ice at Credit Union of Texas Event Center as stuffed animals thrown from the crowd fell around him, and raised his arms to both soak in the spotlight and almost...
View ArticleJapan’s Sakamoto Tops Short Program at Skate Canada
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP-Jiji) — Two-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won Friday’s women’s short program at Skate Canada in Vancouver, the second event of the ISU Grand Prix season....
View ArticleLevito and Malinin in the Lead After Short Program at Grand Prix de France;...
ANGERS, France (AP) — American figure skaters Isabeau Levito and Ilia Malinin are leading the field at the Grand Prix de France. Levito opened up a comfortable lead after delivering a clean short...
View ArticleJapan Figure Skaters Rion Sumiyoshi, Yuma Kagiyama Both Place Third at Grand...
ANGERS, France (AP) — Isabeau Levito's quest for a first Grand Prix victory is over. The 16-year-old American figure skater won the Grand Prix de France on Saturday with a total of 203.22 points for...
View ArticleHana Yoshida Gains Gold, Rinka Watanabe Siver in Cup of China
CHONGQING, China -- Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa edged Japanese double world figure skating champion Shoma Uno to win the Cup of China Grand Prix event in Chongqing on Saturday. Uno led after the short...
View ArticleJapanese Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Announces Divorce
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Professional skater and two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu announced his divorce on social media Friday. Hanyu, 28, had announced his marriage just in August.
View ArticleKaori Sakamoto Leads Women’s Short Program at Figure Skating’s Grand Prix Espoo
ESPOO, Finland (AP) — Three world champions moved closer to earning places at figure skating’s Grand Prix Finals on Friday with Kaori Sakamoto of Japan leading the women’s short program and the...
View ArticleShoma Uno to Showcase New Program in Japan in His Bid for a Grand Prix Finals...
TOKYO (AP) — Two-time World champion Shoma Uno will showcase his new programs at the NHK Trophy as he bids for a spot in figure skating's Grand Prix Final. Now coached by Stephane Lambiel, himself a...
View ArticleJapan’s Kagiyama Leads NHK Trophy Figure Skating Event after Short Programs
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Yuma Kagiyama of Japan upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno on Friday to finish first in the men’s short program at the NHK Trophy.
View ArticleKagiyama Edges Uno in Men’s Event; U.S. Teenager Ziegler Wins NHK Trophy with...
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium.
View ArticleKaori Sakamoto Dazzles in Grand Prix Final to Take Lead into Women’s Free...
Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto was nearly flawless during her short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday, taking a comfortable lead over Belgium's Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone into...
View ArticleWorld Champion Sakamoto Wins Again at Beijing Grand Prix Final
Reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto added another title to her winning streak as she crushed the competition in the women’s event at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing on Saturday.
View ArticleFigure Skating-Japan’s Shoma Uno is second; Ilia Malinin Becomes First Skater...
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - American teen Ilia Malinin made more history at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing on Saturday, becoming the first skater to land all six types of quad jump in competition,...
View ArticleUno, Sakamoto Get Shots at 3rd Straight World Skating Titles
NAGANO — Figure skating stars Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto will both get a chance for a third straight world title after being named Sunday to Japan’s team to next year’s world championships following...
View ArticleFigure Skater Valieva Disqualified in Olympic Doping Case. Russians Set to...
GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games, clearing the...
View ArticleJapan’s Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara in Second Place after Short Program at Worlds
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps put forth an electrifying performance to place first in the short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday.
View ArticleJapan’s Sakamoto Three-Peats as Women’s Figure Skating World Champion
MONTREAL (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968.
View ArticleYuma Kagiyama of Japan Win Silver, Defending World Champion Shoma Uno of...
MONTREAL (AP) — American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-record holder. Malinin put on a dominant display that included a jaw-dropping six quad jumps — including his...
View ArticleShoma Uno Announces His Retirement from Skating, Expresses Gratitude For...
Men's figure skater Shoma Uno, 26, announced on his SNS Thursday that he will retire from active competition. He posted, "Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me." He will hold a press...
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