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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 ...

Shoma Uno, Mako Yamashita stake claims for GP Final spots

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Oct 30, 2018

Shoma Uno, Mako Yamashita stake claims for GP Final spots

by Jack Gallagher

Shoma Uno looked in midseason form as he rallied to victory at Skate Canada on Saturday in Laval, Quebec. The Olympic and world silver medalist was second after the short program, but came back to win the event for the second straight year with a ...

Drama on ice: Satoko Miyahara captures fourth consecutive national title

Figure Skating Dec 23, 2017

Drama on ice: Satoko Miyahara captures fourth consecutive national title

by Jack Gallagher

Satoko Miyahara showed her mettle when the chips were down on Saturday night, coming from second place after the short program to capture her fourth straight national title at the All-Japan Championships at Musashino Forest Sports Centre. Miyahara racked up a total score of ...

Kaori Sakamoto rises to occasion, holds slim lead over Satoko Miyahara at nationals

Figure Skating Dec 21, 2017

Kaori Sakamoto rises to occasion, holds slim lead over Satoko Miyahara at nationals

by Jack Gallagher

The final battle for the two women's spots on Japan's 2018 Olympic skating team began in earnest at Musashino Forest Sports Centre on Thursday night and the story could have a surprise ending. Kaori Sakamoto, in her first senior season, grabbed the lead after the ...

Nathan Chen credits rival Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiration

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 19, 2017

Nathan Chen credits rival Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiration

by Jack Gallagher

With less than two months to go until the Pyeongchang Olympics, American Nathan Chen is finding himself the focus of a lot of attention. And with good reason. Chen, an 18-year-old from Salt Lake City, is the defending U.S. champion and has won every competition ...

Race for two Olympic spots still wide open

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 12, 2017

Race for two Olympic spots still wide open

by Jack Gallagher

Satoko Miyahara and Wakaba Higuchi came into the Grand Prix Final with excellent chances to solidify their positions as the favorites for Japan's two spots for women for the Pyeongchang Olympics. They didn't do it. After outstanding short programs by both, things came undone in their ...

Satoko Miyahara's Olympic dream in serious jeopardy

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Nov 14, 2017

Satoko Miyahara's Olympic dream in serious jeopardy

by Jack Gallagher

At an event that was massively overshadowed by the injury and subsequent withdrawal of Yuzuru Hanyu, something else was very apparent at the NHK Trophy: Satoko Miyahara's bid to make Japan's Olympic team for the Pyeongchang Games is in big trouble. That might be understating ...

Russians Evgenia Medvedeva and Sergei Voronov capture NHK Trophy titles

Figure Skating Nov 11, 2017

Russians Evgenia Medvedeva and Sergei Voronov capture NHK Trophy titles

by Jack Gallagher

Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva retained her lead after the short program despite a fall in the free skate to win the NHK Trophy on Saturday night. The elegant Russian qualified for next month's Grand Prix Final with the victory. Medvedeva skated to "Anna Karenina" ...

Evgenia Medvedeva and Carolina Kostner finish 1-2 in NHK Trophy women's short program

Figure Skating Nov 10, 2017

Evgenia Medvedeva and Carolina Kostner finish 1-2 in NHK Trophy women's short program

by Jack Gallagher

Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva grabbed the lead at the NHK Trophy with a score of 79.99 points in the short program on Friday night. The Russian was her usual sublime self while skating to "Nocturne," executing element after element nearly flawlessly. Sochi bronze medalist ...

Shoma Uno coming on strong in bid for Olympic gold

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Oct 31, 2017

Shoma Uno coming on strong in bid for Olympic gold

by Jack Gallagher

Shoma Uno began his Grand Prix campaign with a grand performance at Skate Canada last week. The world silver medalist won the competition in Regina, Saskatchewan, by nearly 40 points. More important than the margin of victory was the building belief by many observers that ...

Shoma Uno in first place after short program at Skate Canada

Figure Skating Oct 28, 2017

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 ...

Pressure on Hanyu to reclaim title, display dominance

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Mar 28, 2017

Pressure on Hanyu to reclaim title, display dominance

by Jack Gallagher

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu enters this week's world championships in Helsinki needing to get a big monkey off his back. It has been three years since Hanyu won his last world title (in 2014 in Saitama) and people are starting to talk. The conversation does ...

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