Julia Lipnitskaia

Carolina Kostner Resets Her Goals

By Hiro Yoshida

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…)

Barcelona Grand Prix Final 2014 Review (Part 1)

Skating broke new ground this past weekend with Spain hosting a major senior competition for the first time. In the first part of our review of the ISU Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating, we take a look back at the men and ladies’ events.

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That Was The Week That Was In Figure Skating (3-9 November 2014)

Here’s a short recap of some of the things that happened during the past week in the world of figure skating.

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