Figure Skating

Rika Kihira was steadfast that she was going to land a triple axel at the Four Continents Championships. She didn't land it during the short program and found herself in fifth place going into Friday night's free skate. She successfully nailed it on her first ...

Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto placed second, just over half a point behind Bradie Tennell of the United States, after the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. American Mariah Bell is third and Sakamoto's compatriot Rika Kihira fifth heading into ...

Veteran skater Ayaka Hosoda, who stole the show with her triple axels at the Japan Championships in December, is very likely to continue her skating career, The Japan Times has learned. In an exclusive interview with Hosoda on Tuesday, the jumping sensation said, "I'm willing ...

The skating season gets back in full swing this week with the Four Continents Championships in Anaheim, California, starting on Thursday. Japan's women will be looking for their second straight sweep of the podium at the event. Japan is sending a strong team that includes ...

Nathan Chen was skating up to collect his medal — gold, of course — when he tripped on the small carpet in front of the podium and nearly fell. So maybe he's not perfect. Until then, there was hardly any hint of a misstep for Chen, ...

Figure skating coach Brian Orser said Saturday he is "very confident" two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu will be able to compete at this spring's world championships which will be held on his home soil in Japan. Orser told reporters at the European Figure Skating ...

Javier Fernandez ended an illustrious figure skating career with his seventh consecutive European title after Russian rival Mikhail Kolyada floundered in the free skate on Saturday. Fernandez was third after the short program but stormed into the lead in the free skate with two quadruple ...

Veteran skating star Javier Fernandez crowned a remarkable career on Saturday as he claimed a seventh consecutive European Figure Skating Championships title after winning the men's free skating. The 27-year-old Spaniard received 179.75 points for his routine to "Man of La Mancha" by Mitch Leigh ...

Two U.S. Figure Skating executives urged a full investigation into abuse allegations against former skater and coach John Coughlin, who killed himself last week. Anne Cammett, president of the federation, and David Raith, USFS executive director, held a news conference at the U.S. Figure Skating ...