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…)
Interviews
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…)
Papadakis and Cizeron: Reaching Perfection
By Hiro Yoshida
As the Sochi Olympic season concluded in 2014, who could have predicted that Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron would turn the world of ice dance on its head and push the sport in a new direction toward PyeongChang? (more…)
Savchenko and Massot: Enjoying The Moment
By Hiro Yoshida
Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot have seen their fair share of trials and tribulations in their three year partnership together, but despite all the obstacles they have had to face they have found contentment in their lives both on and off the ice. (more…)
Stepanova and Bukin: Love’s Dream
Russian ice dancers Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin have set their sights on picking up one of the two spots their country has at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics next February. As they kicked off their season at the Finlandia Trophy, Marina Lee caught up with them for Europe On Ice. (more…)
Dmitri Aliev – Focused On A Dream
By H. Olenina
With a silver medal at the 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Dmitri Aliev finished his junior career on a high. As he makes the transition to the senior ranks, he looks back on the first part of his career and forward to a promising future. (more…)
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