Author: europeonice

TURKKILA & VERSLUIS: The Rise Of Finnish Ice Dance Duo

By Hiro Yoshida

The conclusion of the 2024/2025 season for Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis was more dramatic than they planned. As they look ahead to an Olympic season, the Finns aim to channel the passion that has brought them success in their partnership and keep unexpected surprises to a minimum.

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2025 WORLD TEAM TROPHY: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The six countries with the strongest depth across all four disciplines assemble in Tokyo this weekend for the biennial ISU World Team Trophy.

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Stéphane Lambiel: Enjoying The Moment

By Hiro Yoshida

Twenty years on this month from winning the first of his two World titles, Stéphane Lambiel remains very much part of the sport as a coach and choreographer. At this milepost, I take a look back with the 2006 Olympic silver medallist on some of the seminal moments of his career and fellow skaters that left an impression on him.

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2025 WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The World Championships are back in Boston nine years after they were hosted in the same venue, but this time quota places for next year’s Winter Olympics are on the line.

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Reed & Ambrulevičius: Lithuanians On The Edge Of Fulfilling Olympic Dream

By Hiro Yoshida

In their eight year partnership Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevičius have had their fair share of highs and lows. As next year’s 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics approach, the team are locked in on their goal of securing a spot at next week’s World Championships in Boston to compete together on the biggest stage in the world.

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2025 WORLD JUNIOR FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The future stars of figure skating assemble in Debrecen, Hungary this week to decide the honours at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

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2025 FOUR CONTINENTS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The rest of the world gathers in Seoul, South Korea this week for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

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