Alina Zagitova of Russia pounced on the gold medal in the Ladies’ event at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships on Friday night in Saitama, Japan with nearly 13 points to spare. Elizabet Tursynbaeva of Kazakhstan took the silver, becoming the first lady from Kazakhstan to win a […]
In her debut at this event, Japan’s Rika Kihira rose from fifth to capture the gold in the Ladies’ discipline at the 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Elizabet Tursynbaeva of Kazakhstan, who won the bronze, became the first lady in figure skating from […]
In her debut on the senior level, Alysa Liu from Oakland, Calif., became the youngest U.S. Ladies Champion in history on Friday night, edging out defending champion Bradie Tennell for the gold at the 2019 Geico U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. Mariah Bell slipped to third for her second […]
Rika Kihira of Japan upstaged her more-established training partner, Satoko Miyahara, and jumped from fifth to first to capture gold at 2018 NHK Trophy, joining a long list of renowned Japanese ladies.
Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova was flawless in her first competition this season, winning Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany and moving comfortably atop the world rankings.
Mirai Nagasu isn’t going to the world championships, but it sure looks like the U.S. team could use her next month.
Nathan Chen wanted to put U.S. men’s figure skating back on the world stage after a seven-year medal drought. He chose this week’s U.S. Championships to try to become the first skater to land five quadruple jumps in one program.
For all its beauty, figure skating can be a brutal sport. It rewards the young, then often sends them to the discard pile before they graduate from high school.
