Figure Skating Jul 12, 2020
The two-time Olympic champion was recognized for a successful 2019-20 season that included gold-medal finishes at the Four Continents as well as the NHK Trophy.
Figure Skating Jun 14, 2020
Rika Kihira to train under Brian Orser, joining Yuzuru Hanyu
Figure skater Rika Kihira said Saturday she will augment her coaching team with Canadian Brian Orser, who has coached her compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu to consecutive Olympic men's championships. "I decided this because I was certain I can absolutely grow (by working with Orser) ahead of ...
Figure Skating May 6, 2020
Yuzuru Hanyu performs bits of past programs in online videos
The Japan Skating Federation tweeted videos of the two-time Olympic champion as part of its campaign to encourage skating fans during the COVID-19 crisis.
Figure Skating Feb 9, 2020
Yuzuru Hanyu took gold at the Four Continents on Sunday, following his record-breaking men's short program performance by topping the field in the free skate. Despite touching the ice on his opening quadruple Lutz and falling on a quad toe loop, Japan's two-time Olympic champion ...
Figure Skating Feb 4, 2020
Yuzuru Hanyu's bid to recapture the world title he last won in 2017 meant turning back the clock and being himself, one of his coaches, Ghislain Briand, said Monday ahead of this week's Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. After runner-up finishes at the Grand Prix ...
Figure Skating Feb 2, 2020
Yuzuru Hanyu to return to Olympic gold-winning programs at Four Continents
Double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will go back to the short and free programs that won him the men's singles gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, a source close to the matter said Sunday. The 25-year-old Hanyu missed out on gold in major competitions ...
Figure Skating | ICE TIME Jan 14, 2020
Yuma Kagiyama's rocket to stardom continues at Youth Olympics
by Jack Gallagher
In the biggest competition of his career, Yuma Kagiyama rose to the occasion and gave the performance of his life on Sunday. The 16-year-old star roared back from being seven points behind and in third place after the short program to win the gold medal ...
Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 26, 2019
Shoma Uno, juniors steal show at Japan Championships
by Jack Gallagher
Last week's Japan Championships provided a mixed bag for skating fans. There was some very good skating and some not so good. It was great to see Japan's three male Olympic medalists (Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Daisuke Takahashi) all together in the same competition, but ...
Figure Skating Dec 23, 2019
Shoma Uno wins fourth straight national title as Yuzuru Hanyu falters in free skate
by Jack Gallagher
Even living legends can have an off night, and that is what happened at the Japan Championships on Sunday, as Yuzuru Hanyu struggled through an error-filled free skate that helped hand Shoma Uno his fourth straight national title. Uno had a few miscues of his ...
Figure Skating Dec 20, 2019
Yuzuru Hanyu seizes control with brilliant short program at nationals
by Jack Gallagher
Yuzuru Hanyu returned to the Japan Championships in stirring fashion on Friday night after a four-year absence, seizing the lead after the short program with another sublime performance. It was a night of spectacular skating at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, and it was only fitting that ...
Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 17, 2019
Yuzuru Hanyu's return, Daisuke Takahashi's farewell headline nationals
by Jack Gallagher
Yuzuru Hanyu returns to the Japan Championships this week for the first time in four years. After winning the title four straight times (2012-15), Hanyu has missed the last three installments due to illness and injury. Coming off a disappointing second-place finish at the Grand ...
Figure Skating | ICE TIME Dec 10, 2019
Yuzuru Hanyu must find formula to defeat ascending Nathan Chen
by Jack Gallagher
Yuzuru Hanyu incurred his largest defeat in more than 10 years at the Grand Prix Final on Saturday to American Nathan Chen. Despite a super effort in his free skate to "Origin," Hanyu lost by nearly 44 points to the two-time defending world champion on ...