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Yuzuru Hanyu shows he is much more than a great skater

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Nov 28, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu shows he is much more than a great skater

by Jack Gallagher

Yuzuru Hanyu's destruction of the opposition at the NHK Trophy last weekend came as no surprise. The two-time Olympic champion is fully healthy and back in top form as witnessed by his 55-point victory. What resonated to me even more than his skating, which was ...

Satoko Miyahara's move to Toronto the right decision at this stage of her career

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Sep 24, 2019

Satoko Miyahara's move to Toronto the right decision at this stage of her career

by Jack Gallagher

Coming off a disappointing season, Satoko Miyahara is looking to get back on the right track. The four-time national champion got off to a good start on Saturday by winning her first event of the season at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Salt ...

Shun Sato stellar in Lake Placid JGP victory

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Sep 3, 2019

Shun Sato stellar in Lake Placid JGP victory

by Jack Gallagher

Shun Sato's debut on the Junior Grand Prix circuit was a smashing success. The 15-year-old Sendai native gave Japan its second straight gold medal in the men's event in the JGP with a comfortable victory in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday. Sato's strong jumping ability ...

Art of the deal: How Kinoshita Group came to sponsor Vincent Zhou

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Jul 2, 2019

Art of the deal: How Kinoshita Group came to sponsor Vincent Zhou

by Jack Gallagher

History was made last week when a Japanese company chose to sponsor a foreign skater and their training expenses for the first time as the Kinoshita Group agreed to back American Vincent Zhou. The conglomerate, best known for housing development and real estate ventures, announced ...

Productive partnership: Hamada helps Zhou find success

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Apr 16, 2019

Productive partnership: Hamada helps Zhou find success

by Jack Gallagher

Sometimes in life we meet a person we automatically connect with. It could be a classmate, teammate, co-worker, teacher or mentor. The communication and respect are there from the outset and blossom with time. When it spans countries and generations, it can become something truly beautiful. Such ...

Ayaka Hosoda content with triple axel achievement, but hopes to skate on

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Feb 19, 2019

Ayaka Hosoda content with triple axel achievement, but hopes to skate on

by Jack Gallagher

Fame has come late for Ayaka Hosoda, but she acknowledges that is better than it never having come at all. The Kansai University student grabbed the headlines at the Japan Championships in December by landing three triple axels at the age of 23 while competing ...

Ayaka Hosoda very likely to continue competitive career next season

Figure Skating Feb 7, 2019

Ayaka Hosoda very likely to continue competitive career next season

by Jack Gallagher

Veteran skater Ayaka Hosoda, who stole the show with her triple axels at the Japan Championships in December, is very likely to continue her skating career, The Japan Times has learned. In an exclusive interview with Hosoda on Tuesday, the jumping sensation said, "I'm willing ...

High drama for nationals with return of Daisuke Takahashi

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 18, 2018

High drama for nationals with return of Daisuke Takahashi

by Jack Gallagher

With two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu out of this week's Japan nationals in Osaka due to injury, the focus will be squarely on the battle between the elite women skaters to make the team for the world championships and the return of Daisuke Takahashi ...

Mitsuki Sumoto looks strong with silver medal at Slovakia JGP

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Aug 28, 2018

Mitsuki Sumoto looks strong with silver medal at Slovakia JGP

by Jack Gallagher

Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist Mitsuki Sumoto started the JGP season in fine fashion by taking home the silver medal at the season opener in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Saturday. Canadian phenom Stephen Gogolev, a 13-year-old from Toronto who is coached by Brian Orser, won ...

Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Jun 19, 2018

Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

by Jack Gallagher

Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season. Ice Time has confirmed this news with a source, after the story ...

Could Hanyu headline a new pro tour in the future?

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Apr 3, 2018

Could Hanyu headline a new pro tour in the future?

by Jack Gallagher

A thought crossed my mind recently. With Yuzuru Hanyu undecided on his athletic future at this point, could he be a part of a new skating endeavor that would be successful? What do I have in mind? A new professional skating tour, primarily centered in Asia, that ...

Candeloro feels Hanyu will skate 2-4 more years

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Mar 6, 2018

Candeloro feels Hanyu will skate 2-4 more years

by Jack Gallagher

The big extravaganza in Pyeongchang is over now and what a show it was. In every category, the skating performances were simply amazing. Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno in the men's, Alina Zagitova, Evgenia Medvedeva, Kaetlyn Osmond and Satoko Miyahara in the women's, Aljona Savchenko ...

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