By Hiro Yoshida
In Europe, Adam Siao Him Fa stands head and shoulders above his competitors. This month he gets to test his mettle against the rest of the world in Montreal, Canada.
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Smart and Dieck: Finding Their Niche
By Hiro Yoshida
Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck have had a rollercoaster of a first year competing together for Spain, but they are now on track and ready for the climax of the season at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
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Bekker & Hernandez: On The Same Page
By Hiro Yoshida
In just three seasons, Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez have crammed a wealth of experience into their career together. As they embark on their first senior World Championships, the future is looking bright for the promising British ice dancers.
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Javier Fernández: Breaking The Ice
By Hiro Yoshida
It has been five years since Javier Fernández retired from competitive skating after a pioneering and illustrious career. While he is no longer winning titles and medals for his native Spain, the seven-time European champion is still very much involved in the sport.
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2024 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The World Junior Championships are back in Taipei City for the first time since 2017.
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Aleksandr Selevko and Mihhail Selevko: A Competitive Partnership
By Hiro Yoshida
While Aleksandr Selevko and Mihhail Selevko were born just 18 months apart and have skated together almost their whole lives, the Estonian brothers have each forged their own separate paths throughout their careers.
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Hase & Volodin: Striving for Perfection
By Hiro Yoshida
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin are the rising stars of German pairs skating, but their trajectory in their debut season has not so far been all plain sailing.
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Michal Březina: Gaining New Perspective
By Hiro Yoshida
After calling time on a long and eventful competitive career, Michal Březina immediately began working as a coach and is busier than ever travelling with his students to events. I caught up with the four-time Czech Olympian at last month’s European Figure Skating Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania for a brief chat about life on the other side of the boards.
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2024 FOUR CONTINENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Four Continents Championships returns to China for only the second time in the history of the event with Shanghai playing host.
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Candeloro Behind Siao Him Fa On Backflip
By Hiro Yoshida
The talk of the men’s event in Kaunas, Lithuania was not about Adam Siao Him Fa’s feat of becoming the first Frenchman in 60 years to win consecutive European title, but his inclusion of a backflip in his free skating routine. I caught up with two-time Olympic bronze medallist and French television commentator Philippe Candeloro at the championships to get his views on the currently illegal element.
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