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Senseless tragedy robs skating of a bright light
"Life is like a can of Coca-Cola. It's dark, it's bubbling, it's sweet ... but in the end, it's short." The words of Denis Ten, posted in a Twitter video, became eerily prophetic after his shocking death last Thursday at the age of 25. The Sochi ...
Looking at Hanyu's chances of retaining gold in Pyeongchang
It is the $64 million question. Will defending Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu, coming off a significant injury, be able to go to the Pyeongchang Games next month without a competition beforehand and add a second gold medal to the one he won in ...
Majestic Hanyu rises to occasion with a command performance
"Awesome." One word from coach Brian Orser to his prized pupil said it all following Yuzuru Hanyu's record-breaking free skate at the world championships in Helsinki on Friday. Facing immense pressure after placing just fifth in the short program, Hanyu roared back to capture his second ...
Flawed system cost Honda second world junior title
Marin Honda saved her best for last. After struggling through a season in which she admitted that being the reigning world junior champion had created stress for her, Honda responded with two fine programs to earn the silver medal behind Russia's Alina Zagitova at the ...
Chen seen as challenger to Hanyu, Fernandez
Nathan Chen put on quite a show at the U.S. national championships in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday. He made history by becoming the first skater to cleanly landed five quadruple jumps in competition in his free skate on the way to a huge victory, ...
Hanyu, Miyahara go for double gold at worlds
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will be looking to regain his title at the world championships this week in Boston after narrowly losing it last year to Spain's Javier Fernandez following a physically calamitous campaign. Hanyu has been in great form this season, setting six world ...
Kim impressed after 11-year-old You wins national title
History was made in Seoul on Sunday at the South Korean national championships when 11-year-old You Young won the senior women's singles competition. You broke Yuna Kim's record in achieving the feat, with the legendary Kim having won the first of her six titles as ...
Hanyu's magic transcendent, truly a sight to behold
"Yuzuru Hanyu is not from this planet." The words of legendary skating writer Phil Hersh on Twitter last Saturday echoed the sentiments of many after witnessing last weekend's Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain. Two weeks after shattering the world records for the short program, free ...
Hanyu's greatness confirmed at NHK Trophy
Sometimes in life we are in the right place at the right time. Saturday night was one of these cases for Ice Time. What Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu did that evening at Big Hat was nothing short of incredible. It was the perfect meshing of athleticism ...
Mao begins long road to Pyeongchang with victory
"It's just the same as Patrick Chan last week. It's as if she has never been away. In fact, it looked fresher than ever." Three-time world champion Mao Asada made a splash with her short program in her return to official competition at the Cup ...
Will Murakami ever realize full potential?
It remains one of the great mysteries of Japanese skating. An athlete who seemingly has all of the physical ability and presentation skills to be one of the very best in the world, but can't get over the final hurdle when it counts. • She was ...
Worlds better held before Olympics as a qualifier
Is a post-Olympic worlds really worthwhile? This is the question on the minds of a great many people these days, especially in light of the fact that four of the six singles medalists will not be participating in next week's world championships in Saitama. Russia's Adelina ...
