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Hanyu's health a paramount concern
When a country takes the gold and bronze medals in the same discipline at a Grand Prix it would usually be considered a successful weekend. The joy for Japan at the Cup of Russia, however, was tempered by the injury suffered by two-time Olympic champion ...
Yuzuru Hanyu won the men's title at the Cup of Russia despite an ankle injury that left him on crutches, while fellow Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova won the women's title on Saturday. Hanyu, the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist, started strongly with two ...
Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto off to great starts in GP series
Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto started the senior Grand Prix season off with a bang on Sunday, finishing 1-2 at Skate America in Everett, Washington. The two stars illustrated why they were the two women selected to represent Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Miyahara took ...
Daisuke Takahashi shows heart of champion in return to competitive skating
The jumps need to be a little higher and the spins a bit faster, but the return to competition after a four-year absence of 2010 world champion Daisuke Takahashi over the holiday weekend has to be labeled a success. Takahashi finished third with a total ...
Yuzuru Hanyu leads list for season's top efforts by Japan skaters
With the epic Olympic season now concluded, Ice Time has come up with a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters. The list places a priority on results in major competitions like the Pyeongchang Olympics and world championships, while taking into account ...
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 ...
Shoma Uno places second at world championships as Nathan Chen captures men's title
American quad-jumping prodigy Nathan Chen claimed men's gold in the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. The 18-year-old from Salt Lake City took his first world title ahead of Shoma Uno, who snatched silver despite falling three times in the free skate. Chen, the leader after ...
Shoma Uno defends national title despite free skate struggles
Shoma Uno captured his second straight national title on Sunday night in decisive fashion at Musashino Forest Sports Centre. The young star dominated his opponents at the All-Japan Championships despite struggling in his free skate. For the second consecutive year, the Nagoya native prevailed over ...
Reigning champion Shoma Uno takes control at nationals
Shoma Uno is halfway to his second straight national title after taking a comfortable lead following the short program at the All-Japan Championships on Friday night. Keiji Tanaka is second with 91.34, while Takahito Mura is third on 85.53. Uno skated to "Winter" and received a ...
Rika Kihira, Mako Yamashita, Riko Takino in running for coveted Japan women's junior crown
With Kaori Sakamoto, Marin Honda and Yuna Shiraiwa having moved on to the senior ranks, Japan will crown a new junior women's queen this weekend at the Japan Junior Championships at Gunma Ice Arena. Honda and Shiraiwa's training partner Rika Kihira, one of only eight ...
Figure skater Daisuke Murakami has withdrawn from the upcoming NHK Trophy due to pneumonia, the Japan Skating Federation said Monday. Murakami, who was scheduled to compete in the men's field alongside Sochi Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Yuzuru Hanyu, as well as Hiroaki ...
Medvedeva looks invincible a year from Pyeongchang
Collecting her second straight European title with a world-record score last Friday, Evgenia Medvedeva emphatically reinforced that she is a prohibitive favorite for the gold medal in Pyeongchang next year. This is presuming that she and her fellow Russians will be allowed to compete in ...
