Wakaba Higuchi seizes on defining moment at worlds
"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss." Wakaba Higuchi could likely relate to the line by actor Hal Holbrook in Oliver Stone's 1987 classic ...
Alina Zagitova claims figure skating gold with sublime performance
Alina Zagitova won the gold medal with an elegant and poised performance in the free skate at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon. The 15-year-old Olympic Athlete from Russia became the second-youngest women's Olympic champion ever with the victory. Zagitova is one month older than ...
Alina Zagitova leads Evgenia Medvedeva after record-breaking short program
Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes from Russia smashed the world record to take the lead after the women's short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday. Moments after training partner and two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva had broken her own world mark, Zagitova took ...
Alina Zagitova dazzles en route to Grand Prix Final title
Russia's Alina Zagitova continued her amazing debut season in the senior ranks with a comprehensive victory at the Grand Prix Final on Saturday night. The 15-year-old took home the gold with a total score of 223.30 points. Looking elegant and poised in a red outfit, ...
Nathan Chen captures Grand Prix Final title with narrow triumph over Shoma Uno
Nathan Chen ended Japan's run of five straight Grand Prix Final titles with a narrow victory over Shoma Uno on Friday night. The 18-year-old American edged out the Nagoya native with a winning total score of 286.51 points after the free skate, taking home the ...
Shoma Uno gets job done at Internationaux de France
Shoma Uno qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the third straight season with an uneven performance at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday. Uno uncharacteristically fell in both the short program and free skate on the way to finishing second behind ...
Shoma Uno in second place after short program at Internationaux de France
World silver medalist Shoma Uno finished runner-up in the short program on Friday night at the Internationaux de France. Uno earned 93.92 points to sit behind Javier Fernandez, who took the lead with 107.86 points. Russian Alexander Samarin took third with 91.51 points. Uno, seeking his ...
Shoma Uno in first place after short program at Skate Canada
World silver medalist Shoma Uno took the lead after the short program on Friday at Skate Canada. The 19-year-old Uno earned 103.62 points to lead the 12-man field at Brandt Center, while three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada placed second with 94.43 and Jason ...
Yuzuru Hanyu's uneven start no cause for concern
The ability of sports to glorify one moment and humble the next was on full display at the Autumn Classic International in Montreal over the weekend. Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu broke his own world record in the short program with 112.72 points on ...
Mai Mihara safely landed three jumps and placed second after the women's short program on the first day of action at the Autumn Classic International on Thursday. Reigning Four Continents champion Mihara earned 66.18 points to finish behind local favorite and world silver medalist Kaetlyn ...
Mai Mihara stood third after the short skate at the Cup of China on Friday, less than four points behind the leader Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada in the fifth Grand Prix series event of the season. The 17-year-old Mihara, who in her first senior season ...
Three-time world champion Mao Asada struggled to a second-place finish in the Finlandia Trophy on Friday. Mao, who was making her season debut, finished second in both the short and free skates for a total of 186.16 points. Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond, who was third after the ...
