Businesses and celebrities have been whipping up support for winter sports in China and it has worked wonders. Tong Jian, figure skating world champion, talks about his personal contribution and involvement in the process. RELATED STORIES A visually impaired swimmer's journey to becomin...
Figure Skatingis set to crown its world champions for the post-Olympic season. TheISU WorldFigure SkatingChampionshipsare being held 22-26 March at theSaitama Super Arenain Saitama, Japan, on the outskirts of Tokyo - returning to the site of Worlds from 2014 and 2019. Japan'sUno Shoma(men)...
It was that kind of enthusiasm that made International Skating Union and US Figure Skating officials want to bring the championships back to Boston in 2025 (March 25-30). At the Garden Thursday, Wagner joined 1984 Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton and current world champion Ilia Malinin ...
World champion U.S. figure skater Michelle Kwan convinced (使确信/信服) a five-member monitoring committee this weekend that she is well enough to compete in the 2006 Winter Games in Torino Italy in February. This will be Kwan’s third attempt to win
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two-time world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were confirmed on Saturday to represent China in the pairs figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Sui/Han will be joined by two-time Four Continents medallists Peng Cheng and Jin Yang in the pairs...
(Cover image: Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China stand on the ice with national flag in hands after winning the silver medal at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, March 25, 2021. /CFP) Read more: Figure Skating: Champion duo Sui and Han to ...
In Taipei City, France’sFrancois Pitottrailed in second with 78.79,Adam Hagaraof Slovakia was third on 78.02.Nakata Rio, the Junior Grand Prix Final champion from Japan, placed fifth (77.60). Hagara won silver at theWinter Youth Olympic Gameslast month in Gangwon, Republic of Korea, where ...
The senior World Figure Skating Championships began last night in Saitama, Japan, where defending gold medalists Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto hope to retain their titles on home ice.
The best on ice blades are converging onStockholm, Sweden, forthe 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships, 24-28 March, the event set for an empty Ericsson Globe asno fans will be allowed to attend. Two-time Olympic championHanyu Yuzuru, two-time world championNathan Chen,...
Siao Him Fa, reigning European champion, botched all three jumping passes in the short, then came back with a free skate with four clean quads and no mistakes. He ended it with a backflip, a crowd-pleasing move the International Skating Union has banned. Siao Him Fa, 23, has been outspo...