Ladies' short (FINAL)Q1. Mao Asada JPN - 78.66 WATCHQ2. Carolina Kostner ITA - 77.24 WATCHQ3. Julia Lipnitskaia RUS - 74.54 WATCHQ4. Akiko Suzuki JPN - 71.02 WATCHQ5. Gracie Gold USA - 70.31 WATCHQ6. Anna Pogorilaya RUS - 66.26... ...
Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford took the bronze medal Wednesday at the world figure skating championships in Saitama, Japan. Duhamel, from Lively, Ont,. and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., scored a total of 210.84. ...
It has been quite a while since I have attended a competition in Japan and there have been a couple of things that have struck me so far. The first is that no matter where a skater comes from there are Japanese fans supporting them. The second is that as soon as a skater hits their opening pose on the ice there is complete and utter silence. There is not one person talking or even coughing. It makes...
In Japan, figure skaters are rock stars. If there was ever any doubt about that, it was dispelled by the reception the competitors in the men's short program received tonight at the Saitama Super Arena. In particular, the acclaim that greeted the three Japanese men before and after they skated was more akin to a pop concert than a skating competition. The largely female crowd screamed their heads off...
There was a good crowd in the arena for the pairs short program, which got under way at the unfortunate hour of 10:00 a.m. As expected, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy took the lead with their "Pink Panther" program. The Germans are appearing in their 10th Worlds and skated solidly, if not spectacularly. They executed a triple flip throw, a triple twist and triple toe loops, rounded off with Level...
Pairs short (FINAL)Q1. Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy GER - 79.02Q2. Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford CAN - 77.01Q3. Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov RUS - 76.15Q4. Wenjing Sui/Cong Han CHN - 72.24Q5. Cheng Peng/Hao Zhang CHN - 71.68Q6. Kirsten... ...
Men's short (FINAL)Q1. Tatsuki Machida JPN - 98.21Q2. Javier Fernandez ESP - 96.42Q3. Yuzuru Hanyu JPN - 91.24Q4. Tomas Verner CZE - 89.08Q5. Han Yan CHN - 86.70Q6. Takahiko Kozuka JPN - 85.54Q7. Maxim Kovtun RUS - 84... ...
Tatsuki Machida of Japan upstaged compatriot and Olympic gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu on Wednesday to finish first in the short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan. ...
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Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford sit in second place after the pairs short program Tuesday at the world figure skating championships in Saitama, Japan. ...
Every four years, figure skating takes center stage during the Olympic Winter Games. The Olympics allow each country to send their best skaters to compete against the best from around the world....
South Korean sports officials are preparing to file a formal complaint with the International Skating Union over the judging of the women's figure skating competitions at the Sochi Olympics. ...
Former Canadian figure skating champion Elvis Stojko is giving a razzle dazzle performance in a completely different arena, tackling a key role in the award-winning musical Chicago. ...
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are competing at the world figure skating championships this week in Saitama, Japan, and for the first time in five years, the gold won't go to Virtue and Moir or Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White. ...
The three Japanese ladies who will participate at this World Championships held a press conference earlier today. Q: To all three ladies - what are your goals for these Championships? Asada: This World Championships is the last competition of the season, so I want to be able perform my programs as best as I can. My goal is to put together both a short and a free that I can be satisfied with which I...
In the early hours of March 11, 2011, I was emailing a contact in Japan. It was less than two weeks until the World Figure Skating Championships were supposed to begin in Tokyo and somehow I had forgotten to send an ID photo for my press credential. I attached a photo and sent it to the organizing committee and they got back to me with a quick reply to acknowledge its receipt and to say they were looking...
Meryl Davis and Charlie White claimed the first Olympic ice dance crown for the United States at a Winter Games....
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Caydee Denney and John Coughlin, the reigning U.S. pairs bronze medalists, have withdrawn from the 2014 ISU World Figure Skating Championships due to an injury to Denney's right ankle. The World Championships will take place March 24-30, 2014, in Saitama, Japan. ...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel around the world to skate and perform with Disney On Ice ? Figure skaters Terry Lawton and Elyse Labossiere are living that dream, and today, I spoke with them about their experiences in the show. From what I can tell, there is nothing like skating with the "Happiest Ice Show On Earth!" ... read more ... Read Full Post ...