Personal Best: From Skating Frustration to Triple Jumps
Mikayla Fabbro laughs that she misplaced her spinner, a figure skating tool that helps athletes stay in the spin, but on dryland. It was probably symbolic for Sudbury’s lone competitive…
Cutting Edge with Coach Marina Zoueva
Figure skating, a true legacy sport, has been part of the Olympics since the first winter games in London in 1908, whereas ice dancing—which was derived from ballroom dancing and…
Meryl Davis on challenges, coaching changes and more in upcoming figure skating season
OC: We spoke about ice dance a bit earlier, but what are we watching for in general? What are the goals of teams this season? Davis: In ice dance, particularly a pre-Olympic…
What Being a “Fat” Figure Skater Taught Me About Being Confident in My Own Skin
I started taking figure skating lessons when I was only in kindergarten. Like every other parent with a skater that age, my mom's biggest concerns revolved around making sure that…
Figure skating coaching carousel keeps moving in elongated off-season
With no international-level competitions since February, figure skating headlines in the last few months have been driven by moves made off of the ice instead of on it. The main source? Coaching…
Alena Kostornaia blasts Eteri Tutberidze over scandalous split
Reigning European figure skating champion Alena Kostornaia has opened up about her decision to quit Eteri Tutberize’s group, condemning the renowned coach for “inappropriate behavior.” The 17-year-old skater openly voiced…
3 Ways To Spice Up Your Workout And Keep It Interesting
We all love keeping fit and these days there are thousands of different sports, workouts, and fitness trends that can help you stay in shape. Fitness experts agree that one…
10-year-old skater and Champion Evgeny Plushenko
Jump to the incredible complexity of the young Alain Zilina played with a special “fishing rod” Double Olympic champion and now a coach in figure skating Evgeny Plushenko showed the…
Evgenia Medvedeva Turns On Acting Skill
The two-time world champion revealed that sometimes she behaves as a professional actress, hiding her stress and anxiety from spectators and judges. “Sometimes at competitions I have to pretend that…
Alexandra Trusovas’ betrayal brought Russian figure skating to the brink of civil war
Soap Opera in Russia When Russian quad-jumping prodigy Alexandra Trusova parted ways with her famed coach, Eteri Tutberidze, she was quickly denounced as a traitor by some of her former…
