Evgenia Medvedeva

Rostelecom Cup: Highlights from Moscow

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The home team swept up all the titles at this weekend’s Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia and the roster of qualifiers for this season’s Grand Prix Final next month took further shape. (more…)

James And Cipres Clinch First Grand Prix Title

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Skate Canada was the second stop on this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and it provided some surprise performances over the course of the weekend in Laval, Quebec. (more…)

Hanyu Back In Action At Autumn Classic

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This weekend saw the much-anticipated return to competition of two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu at the Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Canada. Meanwhile in Bratislava, Slovakia, a rising Japanese star performed amazing technical feats at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy. (more…)

Veterans Take Centre Stage At NHK Trophy

For the first time in 17 years, no Japanese skater stood on the podium at the NHK Trophy. Despite the lack of hardware for the home team, there were still many noteworthy moments at this year’s edition in Osaka. (more…)

Russia and United States Share Spoils At Rostelecom Cup

The 2017/2018 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating got under way this weekend in Moscow, Russia with the Rostelecom Cup and two skating powerhouse nations divided the titles between them. (more…)

Fernandez Snatches Victory At Autumn Classic

Skaters from across the world travelled to competitions in Canada, Slovakia and Belarus for the busiest weekend of skating so far this season. (more…)

Carolina Kostner Resets Her Goals

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No-one in figure skating would have been surprised if Carolina Kostner had decided to hang up her skates following the 2014 Olympics. The much-admired Italian had fulfilled all the promise she had shown since competing in the junior ranks by winning a World Championship title in 2012, five European golds and claiming Olympic bronze in Sochi three years ago. (more…)

2017/2018 Grand Prix Assignments Unveiled

Following the World Championships in Helsinki earlier this year and a few weeks of speculation, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating assignments were announced on Friday afternoon. The scene for the opening act of the 2017/2018 Olympic season has now been set. (more…)