By Hiro Yoshida
Exactly twelve months have passed since the conclusion of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Figure Skating Team Event and the American and Japanese athletes deprived of their moment of glory are no nearer receiving their medals.
(more…)By Hiro Yoshida
Exactly twelve months have passed since the conclusion of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Figure Skating Team Event and the American and Japanese athletes deprived of their moment of glory are no nearer receiving their medals.
(more…)And just like that, another Olympics comes to an end. Beijing was not just any ordinary Olympics though. Until the moment it began there were many who doubted it would go ahead. The pandemic still managed to encroach into the skating bubble with a number of skaters sidelined by the strict protocols in place. A doping scandal shone a light on an aspect of the sport that needed to be addressed. There were moments of joy, sadness, excitement and frustration. And now it will be four years ago until we do it all again.
(more…)By Hiro Yoshida
After just missing out on gold four years ago in PyeongChang, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are back on Olympic ice this week in Beijing seeking the one title they need to complete their collection.
(more…)By Hiro Yoshida
Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz have had the season of their dreams so far and this weekend they will finally get to perform on the biggest stage in the world four years on from narrowly missing out.
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With his final Olympics under way, Michal Březina reflects on his career, the fulfilment of a family dream and the legacy he has left for Czech skating.
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The road to the Beijing for Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto has had its fair share of twizzles and turns even since the Japanese ice dancers bagged an Olympic place for their nation at the World Championships in March 2021.
(more…)Fourteen years on from Beijing staging the Summer Games, this week sees the Chinese capital become the first city to also host the Winter Olympics.
(more…)By EOI Staff
After three days of intense competition, countless tests and masks, the final quota places for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have been decided at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany.
(more…)By EOI Staff
The eyes of the skating world turn to the German town of Oberstdorf this week as the final quota places for the Beijing Winter Olympics next February will be allotted at the Nebelhorn Trophy.
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