Figure Skating
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Yuma Kagiyama of Japan Win Silver, Defending World Champion Shoma Uno of Japan Fall to Fourth; Ilia Malinin Takes Men’s World Figure Skating Crown in Record
MONTREAL (AP) — American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-recor...
March 24, 2024
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Japan’s Sakamoto Three-Peats as Women’s Figure Skating World Champion
MONTREAL (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world...
March 23, 2024
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Japan’s Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara in Second Place after Short Program at Worlds
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps put forth an electrifyin...
March 21, 2024
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Figure Skater Valieva Disqualified in Olympic Doping Case. Russians Set to Lose Team Gold to US
GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday...
January 30, 2024
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Uno, Sakamoto Get Shots at 3rd Straight World Skating Titles
NAGANO — Figure skating stars Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto will both get a chance for a third straig...
December 25, 2023
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Figure Skating-Japan’s Shoma Uno is second; Ilia Malinin Becomes First Skater to Land All Six Quads
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - American teen Ilia Malinin made more history at the Grand Prix Final in B...
December 10, 2023
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World Champion Sakamoto Wins Again at Beijing Grand Prix Final
Reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto added another title to her winning streak as she crushed the ...
December 10, 2023
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Kaori Sakamoto Dazzles in Grand Prix Final to Take Lead into Women’s Free Skate in Beijing
Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto was nearly flawless during her short program at the Grand Pri...
December 9, 2023
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Kagiyama Edges Uno in Men’s Event; U.S. Teenager Ziegler Wins NHK Trophy with Near-Flawless Free Skate
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK T...
November 26, 2023
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Japan’s Kagiyama Leads NHK Trophy Figure Skating Event after Short Programs
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Yuma Kagiyama of Japan upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno...
November 25, 2023
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Shoma Uno to Showcase New Program in Japan in His Bid for a Grand Prix Finals Spot
TOKYO (AP) — Two-time World champion Shoma Uno will showcase his new programs at the NHK Trophy as h...
November 23, 2023
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Kaori Sakamoto Leads Women’s Short Program at Figure Skating’s Grand Prix Espoo
ESPOO, Finland (AP) — Three world champions moved closer to earning places at figure skating’s Grand...
November 18, 2023
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Japanese Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Announces Divorce
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Professional skater and two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu announced his d...
November 18, 2023
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Hana Yoshida Gains Gold, Rinka Watanabe Siver in Cup of China
CHONGQING, China -- Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa edged Japanese double world figure skating champion S...
November 12, 2023
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Japan Figure Skaters Rion Sumiyoshi, Yuma Kagiyama Both Place Third at Grand Prix in France
ANGERS, France (AP) — Isabeau Levito's quest for a first Grand Prix victory is over. The 16-year-ol...
November 5, 2023
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