This season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating enters its second half with the NHK Trophy taking place this weekend in Osaka, Japan.
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Stellato-Dudek & Deschamps: Long Awaited Olympic Dream Finally Within Reach
By Hiro Yoshida
After becoming World champions in March 2024, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps struggled to reach the same heights last season. As they approach the pinnacle of their careers in February 2026, the Canadian pair channelled that disappointment into motivation for the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games.
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2025 SKATE CANADA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Saskatoon plays host to this season’s Skate Canada as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating reaches its third stop.
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2025 CUP OF CHINA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The second stage of this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating brings us to Chongqing for the Cup of China.
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2025 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating begins unusually this season with the Grand Prix de France held in Angers for the fourth year in a row.
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Fear & Gibson: Appreciating The Moment
By Hiro Yoshida
Since their first Olympic appearance back in 2022, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have continued on an upward trajectory culminating in a bronze medal at this year’s World Championships back in March. With another Olympics just months away, the British duo relish the opportunity to take themselves to even greater heights.
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Hase & Volodin: A New Twist on Their Partnership
By Hiro Yoshida
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin had an almost golden 2024/2025 season. As the German pair look ahead to the upcoming months leading up the Milano Cortina Olympics, they are aiming to reach even greater heights in their career.
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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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