Figure skaters

Registration is up slightly at the Houston Figure Skating Club this skating season and a full series of events are planned. "Like everything, adapting has been a challenge," noted Elaine Kaszas of the club's response to COVID-19…

(WXYZ) - Downtown Detroit is preparing to welcome people back to the city for the annual tree-lighting ceremony on Friday, November 19.The Downtown Detroit Partnership and the DTE Energy Foundation said the 18th annual tree lighting would…

Canadian pair Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier claimed victory in their home competition after claiming the ice dance title at Skate Canada International. The duo lead after the rhythm dance section and retained their crown in the free dance…

Canadian figure skaters are set to compete under the lights of Las Vegas at Skate America as the 2021-2022 Grand Prix circuit kicks off this week. Last year's edition of the event saw Keegan Messing being the only Canadian in the…

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan competes in the men's short program competition at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, a test event for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Thursday, October 14, 2021.Japanese…

Han Cong (top) / Sui Wenjing of China compete in the pairs figure skating event during the 2021 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on October 15, 2021. / CFP…

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“The skaters were obviously eager to go, especially because it looked like it would be a sure thing for all of us this year,” said Hammond, adding the explanation for the cancellation. "Often for this…

Figure skaters from Hemel Hempstead lifted the trophy at the Planet Ice, inter-rink artistic competition for the second year in a row.Fourteen rinks across the country vied for the prestigious award, but the Hemel Hempstead team retained…

FINAL DANCE RESULTS - there were four places up for grabs for the Olympic Games for the ice dance event at the Nebelhorn Trophy. The Olympic rings mark skaters who qualified for their country in the men's event at the Nebelhorn…

SOFIA FRANK placed No.22 and Edrian Celestino finished No.16 in their respective events to be on the radar at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy - a qualifying tournament for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - at the Eissportzentrum…

Filipino figure skaters Edrian Paul Celestino and Sofia Frank landed in the middle of the field after their respective performances in the short program on Thursday at the Nebelhorn Trophy…

Gosport Skaters in Milton KeynesTHIRTEEN members of the Gosport Ice Skating Club figure skating team competed in the National Planet Ice Figure Skating Competition.They were one of 14 clubs to participate in the tournament at Planet Ice…

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It may be the heatwave of the summer, but the skaters are taking advantage of the weather to train as hard as possible, preparing everything for the next competitive season and also taking advantage of this time to…

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Seven figure skaters from the Rochester Figure Skating Club took to the ice just a few weeks ago.…

Breadcrumb Links Sports New Local sports Local News The Timmins Porcupine Figure Skating Club recently presented bulletins, badges, ribbons, medals, prizes and gifts to the Schumacher Lions Club Park and…

by Stéphanie Siclari The mental health discussion becomes more of a daily conversation as elite athletes speak out about the pressures they face and how they deal with the stress of being…

Over 550 skaters are registered to compete in the ISI World Recreational Team Championships July 28-31 at…

Three figure skaters are vying for the right to represent the Philippines at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying event for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China.The Philippine Skating Union has announced that Michael…

“After I arrived I felt so much more free. I was able to be free,” said Amber Glenn of Plano. FORT WORTH, Texas - With less than a year to go before the 2022 Olympic Winter…

Here is our leading couple: Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx-Sénécal. These are Armenian figure skaters who hoped to represent their country at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, but found themselves deprived of…

ALPHARETTA, GA - The 2021 Atlanta Open hosted by the Atlanta Figure Skating Club will be held at the Cooler Family Skate Center until June 19. The event will attract nearly 400 skaters from across the United States to participate in…

Olympic figure skaters Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Weaver and Paul Poirier have gone LGBTQ. American figure skater Jason Brown, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Olympics, announced he was gay in a message of pride. “The story…

by Monica Montanari "It used to be my warm-up, and now it's my nightmare." Seems familiar? Whether you've taken a break from skating due to COVID-19 or regular life events (or both), getting on the…

The U.S. figure skating team poses with a photo of Tatyana McFadden's new carbon racing frame at an airport. Tatyana McFadden was getting anxious. His racing seat was broken and a replacement was stranded in Japan for six months…

SEQUIM - Jennifer Thomas' "The Fire Within" continues to burn on ice rinks around the world. Sequim's songwriter / musician's latest party features three professional figure skaters who used songs she co-wrote in late…

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Starr Andrews remembers the looks she received in the locker room during her first figure skating…

Silver medalists Sui Wenjing and Han Cong from China, gold medalists Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov from Russia and bronze medalists Aleksandra Boikova and Dimitrii Kozlovski from…

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For the first time in history, Russian figure skaters have occupied the entire podium of the winners of the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Women's Singles in…

MOSCOW, March 29. / TASS /. The press service of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FSFR) on Monday released the list of national athletes for the 2021 World Team Trophy, due to be held next month in Japan. The announced list…

Through Gina Capellazzi, administrator of the FSO teamPhotos of Robin Ritoss STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - After short program placements at the 2021 World Championships, Team USA pairs found themselves within reach of trying to secure three…

Skaters from the New Edge Figure Skating Club gather for a group photo following the conclusion of a charity exhibit at the John Lindell Ice Arena on February 28.…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo .-- The Olympic City has quite a history when it comes to Team America's figure skating. Currently, several world competitors and Olympians are training at the Broadmoor World Arena. The rink has found…

Yankton's competitors have won a number of individual and team honors in recent figure skating…

A video of Starr Andrews skating on "Whip My Hair" when she was 9 has an incredible 56 million views on YouTube. But it was the 19-year-old's performance on “Black Like Me,” which she posted online…

MOSCOW, February 16. / TASS /. A musical piece from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 will be performed at the award ceremonies for Russian figure skaters at the World Championship next month in place of the national anthem in case…

Legendary figure skating coach John Nicks coaches local skaters on Tuesday, January 26 at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena in Breckenridge. Nicks has coached US and Olympic medalists in 41!-->…

The North Lanarkshire Figure Skating Club managed to hold a UK ice skating test session to close a disappointing 2020. And coach Gemma Chaddock and daughter Mollie took advantage of sub-zero temperatures in January to skate the frozen!-->…

In 2014, music with vocals was first allowed in competition in all disciplines of figure skating, which quickly ushered in a new era of unorthodox performance. Suddenly the vast sea of Swan Lakes and Carmens has become littered with…

Normally the United States and all the other powers in figure skating would send their winners to the world championships, and that would determine how many skaters each country can send to the Winter Olympics next year. For Nathan Chen,…

There were no judges to smile at, and no fans to cheer them on. It was very similar to daily training on their home ice rink, but completely different. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier skated their ice dance programs weeks ago in front of a…

This is the second time that the structure of qualifying for the national championship has changed in this year marked by COVID. With rink closures in the spring and summer preventing skaters from training, US Figure Skating decided in…

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The closures have been criticized as unfair and unnecessary by some figure skaters, who note they share the ice with hockey players, but have not been identified as a source of the coronavirus cases which prompted the Department of Health…

BOXBORO (CBS) - An online petition circulating with the message "Let figure skaters skate in Massachusetts" has garnered thousands of signatures, as rinks across the state are closed for two weeks. Chad Brennan, coach of the Colonial…

Four Bay Area skaters will open the season at Skate America Oct. 23-25 ​​in Las Vegas, U.S. figure skating officials said Thursday. Olympian Karen Chen of Fremont and Kate Wang of San Francisco are…