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Yuzuru Hanyu and Rika Kihira top podium in season debuts
Yuzuru Hanyu and Rika Kihira continued Japan's winning ways over the weekend by claiming the Autumn Classic International and the Nepela Trophy in varying fashions. Hanyu began his season with an inconsistent performance in Oakville, Ontario. Though the two-time Olympic champion topped the podium with ...
Hanyu set for Helsinki, Cup of Russia
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will begin his Grand Prix season in Helsinki at the GP that is replacing the Cup of China, according to the ISU's recent announcement of GP assignments. Helsinki will surely bring back fond memories for both Hanyu and his fans, ...
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 ...
Uno aims for first senior world title in Milan
Olympic silver medalist Shoma Uno and four-time national champion Satoko Miyahara will lead Japan's team at the world championships this week in Milan. With two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu sitting out the competition, Uno has a chance to step out of his famous teammate's ...
Majestic Yuzuru Hanyu defends Olympic figure skating title
Yuzuru Hanyu etched his name into the pantheon of skating legends with a second straight Olympic gold medal in the free skate at the Pyeongchang Games on Saturday. In doing so, the defending Olympic and world champion achieved a feat that had not been accomplished ...
Yuzuru Hanyu takes lead after short program at Pyeongchang Games
In incredibly dramatic fashion, Yuzuru Hanyu rose to the occasion in the short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon. Hanyu's score of 111.68 points, an Olympic record for the short program, has him in first place heading into Saturday's free skate and halfway ...
Yuzuru Hanyu participates in 40-minute practice
Yuzuru Hanyu on Wednesday went through his third official practice since arriving for the Pyeongchang Games. The superstar took the ice in the practice rink underneath Gangneung Ice Arena shortly after the pairs short program had ended upstairs and skated for 40 minutes in a ...
Japan takes fifth in team event as Canada secures gold
Japan settled for fifth place in the figure skating team event on Monday at Gangneung Ice Arena with a final score of 50 points. Canada (73) won the gold medal, the Olympic Athletes from Russia (66) took the silver and the United States (62) claimed ...
Hanyu aiming to join immortals with second straight Olympic title
Japan's most popular sport will be the focus of millions over the next two weeks at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, as superstar Yuzuru Hanyu attempts to etch his name alongside the immortals of the sport with a second straight gold medal in men's singles ...
Guts and glory define the Sakamoto story
Kaori Sakamoto's ascendancy continues unabated. The 17-year-old from Kobe has quickly become one of skating's rising stars. Her resounding victory at the Four Continents Championships on Friday in Taipei the latest example of her exceptional ability and fortitude. Trailing compatriot Satoko Miyahara by 0.40 of a point ...
Less than two weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Shoma Uno captured the men's silver medal at the Four Continents Championships on Saturday. Uno, a silver medalist at last season's worlds and at this season's Grand Prix Final, entered Saturday with a ...
Shoma Uno takes lead at Four Continents; Keiji Tanaka sits in third place
Shoma Uno took a narrow lead Thursday after the men's short program at the Four Continents Championships. Uno, who is fresh off winning his second consecutive national title in December, scored 100.49 points to take a 0.32 lead ahead of China's Jin Boyang. Keiji Tanaka ...
