Figure Skating

Hanyu, who suffers from asthma and skipped this year's Grand Prix series due to the added concern of coronavirus infection, said he hopes his performance gives people the will to fight.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist unveiled his new routine during Friday's short program in Nagano.

The 26-year-old skipped this season's Grand Prix series over concerns his asthma would put him at higher risk if he caught the virus.

Daisuke Takahashi may already be royalty in the eyes of many, but on Sunday he declared himself the man who would be king in his bid to emulate Kazuyoshi “King Kazu” Miura, Japan’s ageless soccer icon.

Sakamoto improved on her short program and free skate bests to capture her first Grand Prix victory, while Takahashi finished on the podium in his competitive ice dance debut.

He retired after the 2014 Sochi Olympics but made a dramatic comeback in the 2018-2019 season before announcing he would switch from singles to ice dance for this season.

Two-time Olympic men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu plans to compete for the first time this season at next month's national championships, the Japan Skating Federation revealed Wednesday. The JSF has listed the 25-year-old Hanyu among the entrants for the Dec. 25-27 championships at ...

The 2020 Internationaux de France, one of six elite figure skating events of the Grand Prix series, has been called off due to COVID-19, French figure skating authorities said Monday. The popular event had been scheduled for the Alpine city of Grenoble over Nov. 13-15. "It's ...

Figure skating's Grand Prix Final, scheduled for Dec. 10-13 in Beijing, has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Skating Union has announced. The ISU said international travel and quarantine restrictions would make it hard to attract a strong field. The event was to ...