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…
Two-time U.S. Figure Skating Champ Alysa Liu changes coaches
Two-time champion Alysa Liu is changing coaches, joining a trio of veteran coaches. Liu, who will be 15 in August, will now work with Lee Barkell, Lori Nichol and Massimo…
What else can Alina Zagitova dream of now she’s turned 18?
She is Olympic champion, brand ambassador and top Forbes list athlete On Monday, the reigning world and Olympic champion celebrated her 18th birthday, and received greetings and presents from all…
World Figure Skating Championships in 2020 Cancelled
Alexander Likiernik: Yes, the championship, as I expected, been canceled. His conduct was very problematic. And it is not the fact that Canada undertook to hold him. It is in Russia…
Home Comfort at World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal
With a history of 108 years' worth of events, I wondered about the effect that home ice advantage had on the gold medal outcomes. It turns out that 32 titles…
Shoma Uno’s new coach Stephane Lambiel gives insight into skater’s renewed focus
Olympic silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan parted ways with his longtime coaches at the end of last season and began the current season coachless. After disastrous performances on the…
Yuzuru Hanyu in Four Continents Championship
Two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu broke new ground to an old tune on Friday when he took the lead at the Four Continents Championship with a world record score…
Nam Nguyen to Represent Canada in World Championships
OTTAWA — Two-time Canadian champion Nam Nguyen was among the athletes named to Canada's world championship figure skating team on Thursday. Nguyen, from Ottawa, will be Canada's sole representative in…
South Korean star You Young captures women’s figure skating title at Lausanne
South Korea’s You Young won women’s singles figure skating gold at Lausanne 2020 with a magnificent performance which brought a standing ovation, but admitted she took nothing for granted. "I…
Russian National Team Is Ready for European Figure Skating Championships
The national championship is an annual senior competition that brings together Russian skaters to compete in the disciplines of men’s singles, ladies’ singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results…