Japan’s teen Shoma Uno topped the men’s short programme at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Thursday, making up for a mediocre performance by his teammate and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu. Japan took the lead in the overall standings, followed by Russia, who topped the women’s short routines, with the United States in third. … Read more
Japan’s former world champion Mao Asada said she had nothing left physically or emotionally to give to figure skating in a tearful farewell news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. The 26-year-old, who announced her bombshell decision to quit the sport on her blog earlier this week, told reporters figure skating had been her life since … Read more
Japan on Tuesday expressed national thanks to former world champion figure skater Mao Asada, a day after she shocked the nation by announcing her retirement from competition. The 26-year-old Asada, who won three world titles in 2008, 2010 and 2014, said on her official blog late Monday that she was hanging up her skates, sparking … Read more
Japan’s former world champion Mao Asada retired from figure skating Monday in a bombshell announcement, citing a lack of motivation after a mystifying slump in form. The 26-year-old, who won three world titles in 2008, 2010 and 2014, said on her official blog: “This was a big decision for me but I have no regrets … Read more
Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu demonstrated his spellbinding skating skills, soaring jumps and superstar status as he toppled two-time champion Javier Fernandez to claim a second world gold. The 22-year-old matched his younger rivals quad for quad with a spectacular free skate in Helsinki that underlined his status as favourite heading to Pyeongchang. “People say that other … Read more
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu hit four quadruple jumps to snatch a second men’s gold in record style at the world figure skating championship on Saturday. The 22-year-old led a Japanese one-two ahead of Shoma Uno with China’s Jin Boyang taking bronze as Asia dominated the men’s podium ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hanyu had … Read more
China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong survived a fall to claim a first pairs gold at the world figure skating championships in Helsinki on Thursday. The two-time world silver medallists led all the way to snatch gold ahead of Germany’s Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot after the free skating final at Hartwall Arena. Skating to … Read more
American Nathan Chen took the men’s title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Sunday, cementing his status as one of the sport’s rising stars and a skater to watch at next year’s Winter Olympics. Having won the short programme on Friday, Chen claimed the overall title despite placing second behind Japan’s Olympic champion Yuzuru … Read more