Karina Akopova & Nikita Rakhmanin’s Long Road to Armenia and Olympic Ice

By Maria Bagdasarova

(Featured Photo: © Asatur Yesayants / YantsImages )

At the Milano Cortina Olympics, Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin are the first pair skaters to represent Armenia at the Games since 2002. The pair secured their Olympic quota at the ISU Skate to Milano qualifying competition in Beijing in September 2025, re-establishing themselves on the international stage after more than a three-year hiatus. The path to the moment when Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin finally sat in a kiss-and-cry with “Armenia” next to their names was far from straightforward. As they prepare to compete on the Olympic ice this weekend, they have a clear objective in mind: to represent Armenia with confidence and pride on the world’s biggest stage.

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Maurizio Margaglio: An Olympic Journey Comes Full Circle

By Hiro Yoshida

Twenty years ago this month, Maurizio Margaglio, with his partner Barbara Fusar-Poli, had a moment at the 2006 Olympics in Turin that is still talked about to this day when people think of those Games. With the Olympics back in Italy and the ice dance event beginning later today, the 2002 Olympic bronze medallist reflects on his competitive career and his current role as coach in Finland.

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2026 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Italy plays host to the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 20 years as the best figure skaters in the world strive for glory in Milan.

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2026 EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As the excitement towards next month’s Milano Cortina Olympics builds, the best skaters in Europe gather this week in Sheffield for the European Figure Skating Championships.

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2025 GRAND PRIX FINAL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

This week’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final brings the first half of this Olympic season to a climax in Nagoya, Japan.

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2025 FINLANDIA TROPHY: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The last places at this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final all come down to this weekend’s Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.

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