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Singapore sports agency 'dismayed' over skater's abuse in China
Singapore's national sports agency said Friday it was "dismayed" to learn of a figure skater's claims that she suffered physical and mental abuse while training in China. Jessica Shuran Yu, who ...
Figure Skating
The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed the death of former world junior pairs figure skating champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya in Moscow. The cause of the 20-year-old Alexandrovskaya's death on Friday has not ...
Figure Skating Jul 12, 2020
The two-time Olympic champion was recognized for a successful 2019-20 season that included gold-medal finishes at the Four Continents as well as the NHK Trophy.
Figure Skating Jun 14, 2020
Rika Kihira to train under Brian Orser, joining Yuzuru Hanyu
Figure skater Rika Kihira said Saturday she will augment her coaching team with Canadian Brian Orser, who has coached her compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu to consecutive Olympic men's championships. "I decided this because I was certain I can absolutely grow (by working with Orser) ahead of ...
Figure Skating May 15, 2020
Disgraced former French skating chief refuses to quit Olympic post
Didier Gailhaguet, forced to resign from the French Ice Sports Federation (FFSG) in February because of a sexual assault scandal, is refusing to leave the French Olympic Committee, he said on in an email obtained by AFP on Thursday. "I have decided not to resign ...
Figure Skating May 6, 2020
Yuzuru Hanyu performs bits of past programs in online videos
The Japan Skating Federation tweeted videos of the two-time Olympic champion as part of its campaign to encourage skating fans during the COVID-19 crisis.
Figure Skating Mar 19, 2020
Alexandra Trusova leads quad revolution in debut senior season
by Dan Orlowitz
Writers dub her the "Quad Queen." Television commentators call her "the new face of women's skating." Her fans — including over 178,000 followers on Instagram — treat her like royalty. But Alexandra Trusova doesn't hear the noise. In fact, the Russian phenom goes out of her way to ...
Figure Skating Mar 17, 2020
Retired ice dancer Chris Reed dies of heart attack at age 30
by Ed Odeven
Former ice dancer Chris Reed, who represented Japan for more than a decade, died on Saturday of a heart attack in Detroit, according to a published report. He was 30. Yahoo Japan was the first media outlet to report his death. The Japan Skating Federation ...
Figure Skating Mar 12, 2020
World Figure Skating Championships canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
The World Figure Skating Championships scheduled for Montreal next week has been canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Quebec provincial official announced on Wednesday. Health Minister Danielle McCann told a news conference the event, which was scheduled to begin on Monday and run ...
Figure Skating Mar 2, 2020
Adelina Sotnikova, who became Russia's first woman to win figure skating singles gold, announced Monday she is ending her career at 23 after a long break from the sport. "I want to say one thing officially, I've definitely finished with professional sport," she told Russian ...
Figure Skating Feb 21, 2020
Evan Lysacek revels in power of sports to connect people
by Jason Coskrey
Evan Lysacek glided across the ice so effortlessly you could forget he was doing it on a bum ankle. Skating around Yokohama Bank Ice Arena during a skating clinic Thursday morning, Lysacek was doing simple movements, stuff you start out with when you get to ...