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Yuzuru Hanyu will miss the upcoming national championships in Osaka due to a right ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Thursday. It will be Hanyu's third consecutive year missing nationals ...
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Rika Kihira now the favorite for world title
by Jack Gallagher
Rika Kihira's super season continued over the weekend with a decisive victory at the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver, British Columbia. The young star dethroned Olympic champion Alina Zagitova of ...
Figure Skating
Sixteen-year-old Rika Kihira claimed gold in the women's event at the figure skating Grand Prix Final on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese skater since Mao Asada in 2005 to win ...
Figure Skating Dec 8, 2018
Nathan Chen made some mistakes at the Grand Prix Final, yet was good enough to win the gold medal. Chen, the first American men's world champion since 2009, overcame a fall on his quad lutz in Friday's free skate, but still took the top spot ...
Figure Skating Dec 7, 2018
Rika Kihira in lead at Grand Prix Final; Shoma Uno in second place
Sixteen-year-old starlet Rika Kihira blew away the competition with a stellar short program Thursday at the Grand Prix Final, posting the highest women's score in the world since the judging system was revised ahead of the season. Kihira continued her exceptional Grand Prix debut campaign ...
Figure Skating Dec 6, 2018
Nathan Chen mostly goes unnoticed when he strolls through the picturesque campus of Yale, and the few times that he can recall happened months ago during his freshman orientation. That's because just about everyone who attends the prestigious Ivy League school is exceptional in some ...
Figure Skating Dec 5, 2018
Shoma Uno looked sharp in practice Tuesday as he warmed up in the suburbs of Vancouver ahead of the elite Grand Prix Final. Looking to win his first gold medal at the event, Uno arrived in Canada on Nov. 29 to give himself ample time ...
Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 4, 2018
Moved by Hanyu: A fan's story of love for the skating legend
by Jack Gallagher
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu's impact on the Japanese public during his career has been profound. This is irrefutable. One fact many Japanese skating fans may not realize, however, is just how much the magnitude of his greatness stretches beyond these shores. Ice Time recently came ...
Figure Skating Nov 29, 2018
Two-time world champion Javier Fernandez to retire after European championships: reports
Javier Fernandez, a two-time world champion, will retire after the European championships in January, Spanish media reported Wednesday. The 27-year-old Spaniard took bronze at the Pyeongchang Olympics earlier this year, when Yuzuru Hanyu won his second successive Olympic gold medal. Fernandez, who also won world titles ...
Figure Skating Nov 29, 2018
Injured Yuzuru Hanyu to miss Grand Prix Final for second consecutive year
Yuzuru Hanyu will again miss the Grand Prix Final due to a right ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Thursday. The two-time defending Olympic champion twisted his right ankle in a practice at the Cup of Russia on Nov. 17, leaving him in doubt ...
Figure Skating | ICE TIME Nov 27, 2018
Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final
by Jack Gallagher
Rika Kihira staked her claim as Japan's biggest female skating star with a victory at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday night. The triumph clinched a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final for the 16-year-old. Two weeks after winning the NHK Trophy ...
Figure Skating Nov 25, 2018
Yuhana Yokoi, Tatsuya Tsuboi take golds at Japan Junior Championships
by Jack Gallagher
Yuhana Yokoi retained her lead after the short program to win the Japan Junior Championships on Sunday night with an impressive free skate. The 18-year-old from Nagoya took to the ice as the final skater and put on a smooth performance to "The Phantom of ...
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