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…)
Interviews
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…)
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…)
James and Ciprès: C’est Something
By Hiro Yoshida
Last season was when it all finally came together for Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès. After achieving their long-stated goal of medalling at the European Figure Skating Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, the French pair matched their best-ever finish at a World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. One year on from their European breakthrough, they are back on the same stage and aiming even higher. (more…)
Cain And LeDuc: Finding That Perfect Moment
By Hiro Yoshida
Later this week, Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc will be among several pairs vying for what will be the United States of America’s lone spot at the 2018 PyeongChang. In just their second season as a team, the Americans have their sights set on fulfilling their Olympic dreams in South Korea next month. (more…)
Maria Sotskova: “I don’t have any room for mistakes”
By Marina Lee
The abundance of female figure skating talent that Russia has been blessed with in recent years has lead many to overlook Maria Sotskova. However, her consistent results over the past two seasons as a senior have proved that she is a fierce competitor. At the Russian National Figure Skating Championships in St. Petersburg this weekend, she will once more be searching for two performances to take her closer to a spot at next February’s Olympic Games. (more…)
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