Local Figure Skaters making the most of no ice time with off-ice training and more
As much as she misses “everything,” from school to skating, the off-ice training has made her feel stronger, she says. To work her skating skills, she has a spinner, which…
Olympic Athletes Share Their Home Workout Ideas during COVID-19
The Coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on sport with a number of events suspended or cancelled as the world tries to bring the outbreak under control. Many countries are now in…
Woman with rare heart condition becomes ice skating coach
Many girls dream of being a figure skater, and for the ones that didn’t get the opportunity, that dream dies as they get older. However, for 37-year-old Dayyanah Coleman, her…
Figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva opens up on unhealthy thoughts
“Honestly, mental health is a huge part of my life. I often doubt myself. I don’t want to talk publicly about it, but I have some sort of problems,” skater…
How Old-School Figure Skating Can Relieve Stress
Most people today think of Olympian jumps when they think of figure skating. But when I was a kid, everything I knew about the sport came from a 1951 novel…
International Pairs Seminar Develops Skills
International Pairs The International Skating Union (ISU) is hosting its annual pairs seminar in Novogorsk, Russia, this week, organized by esteemed Russian coach, Nina Mozer. Fifteen teams from seven nations…
Brian Joubert on Life as a Figure Skating Coach
Brian Joubert last skated competitively at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, where he placed 13th in his fourth and final appearance on an Olympic stage. Immediately following…
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron on training with three American ice dance teams
Three-time world champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron started a trend when they moved to their Montreal training camp. Now, they train with three American teams – which includes their top competitors. The world…
Elvis Stojko is No Fan of Skating Judging System
The proliferation of quads in the sport today also pleases Stojko, who made history as the first skater to land quad-double and quad-triple combinations in competition. The four-revolution jump became…
Is age restriction for young figure skaters a good thing?
Told they're too young, several key skaters will be absent at this week's figure skating world three women on the Russian national podium, American women's champion Alyssa Liu and Canadian…
