By Hiro Yoshida
After creating history at the World Championships in March 2024 when she became the first woman in 56 years to claim a third title in a row, Kaori Sakamoto embarks this season on a quest to further embellish her legacy.
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Figure Skating
2024 NHK TROPHY: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating arrives in Asia with the NHK Trophy returning to Tokyo’s Yoyogi Gymnasium.
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2024 SKATE CANADA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
For the first time in twenty years, Skate Canada comes to Halifax for the second stage of this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
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2024 SKATE AMERICA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
For the second year in a row Allen, Texas plays host to Skate America which kicks off this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
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James & Radford: Unfinished Business
By Hiro Yoshida
Less than a year after officially announcing they had teamed up, Vanessa James and Eric Radford landed on the World podium in Montpellier, France last month. The Canadians reflect on a season of highs and lows that ultimately brought them to that bronze medal.
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Last Chance For Beijing All Down To Nebelhorn
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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Frozen In Time: A Look Back At 2011 Europeans
By Hiro Yoshida
The 2011 European Figure Skating Championships in Bern, Switzerland that took place exactly a decade ago this week were an unforgettable competition for a variety of reasons. Ten years on the memories are still vivid for those of us who attended.
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Ode To Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is not the easiest place to get to if you want to see some skating. If you land at Munich Airport, it is a three hour trek by (very efficient) German public transport which after a long or an early (or both) flight is not the most appealing thing to face. Yet for 51 years in a row at the end of September, the great and the good of the skating world have travelled in large numbers to this idyllic Alpine town for the Nebelhorn Trophy. (more…)
Matteo Rizzo: Aiming High
By Hiro Yoshida
Last season was a ground-breaking one for Italy’s Matteo Rizzo, but this season he wants more. (more…)
James and Ciprès Find New Motivation
By Hiro Yoshida
A nightmare end to a dream season means Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès have unfinished business when it comes to skating. (more…)
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