By Hiro Yoshida
Kailani Craine had the biggest season of her life in 2017-2018, but the Australian skater, who turns 20 today, has only just begun. (more…)
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Denis Ten: Gentle Soul Who Left His Mark on Skating
By Hiro Yoshida
As the skating world mourns the loss of Denis Ten, he will forever be remembered as a class act both on and off the ice. (more…)
Chock and Bates: Finding Strength and Love Through Adversity
By Hiro Yoshida
After finishing second at the 2015 World Championships and backing that up with a World bronze in 2016, most observers expected Madison Chock and Evan Bates to be on or close to the podium at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. However, things did not go to plan for the Americans and, as they embark on another Olympic cycle, they reflect on what turned out to be a trying season that made the bonds between them even stronger. (more…)
Papadakis And Cizeron: Finding Room To Grow
By Hiro Yoshida
Costume malfunctions aside, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron enjoyed another successful season pushing themselves to new highs. Reflecting on the past year, the French ice dancers are proud of how far they have come and are already looking ahead to the future. (more…)
Wakaba Higuchi: Another Journey Begins
By Hiro Yoshida
After narrowly missing out on a place at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Japan’s Wakaba Higuchi has now set her sights on Beijing in four years’ time and will start on that road this week at the World Figure Skating Championships in Milan, Italy. (more…)
Jorik and Loena Hendrickx: Sharing An Olympic Dream
By Hiro Yoshida
Although Belgium’s Jorik and Loena Hendrickx are the only siblings competing in the singles events at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, their paths to South Korea took very different trajectories. (more…)
Felipe Montoya: Stepping Onto The Biggest Stage
By Hiro Yoshida
At the age of 27, Spanish figure skater Felipe Montoya has secured his dream of competing at this month’s PyeongChang Olympic Games. With just a few days left until his debut at a global event, he is ready to show the world his very best. (more…)
2018 PyeongChang Olympics Team Event: Canada Cruises To Gold
Although it was predicted that it would be a closely fought contest between Canada and the Olympic Athletes from Russia, the destination of the 2018 Olympic Games Team Event gold medal was more or less decided in the opening session of the competition. (more…)
Denis Ten: “Korea Is Not A Foreign Place For Me”
By Hiro Yoshida
Since winning the bronze medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Denis Ten has endured four years of highs and lows in competition and battled with injury. As he approaches his third Olympics in his ancestral homeland, the Kazakhstani skater has more on his mind than merely winning a medal. (more…)
Low Key Four Continents Makes History
While many of leading skaters chose to skip this year’s Four Continents Figure Skating Championships so close to the PyeongChang Olympic Games next month, there was plenty of high level skating in Taipei City which hosted the 20th edition of the event. (more…)
