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Sofia Samodurova has withdrawn from the free at the Russian test skates due to illness.
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Mikhail Kolyada just stole the men's SP show at the test skates. Great to see him back and skating lights out!
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Flashback to one of our fave Sergei Voronov moments ... with Mao Asada and Elena Radionova at the Denis Ten memorial show in Kazakhstan in 2019.
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Sorry to hear that Sergei Voronov has announced his retirement. We wish him great success as he moves into a new era of his life. Thanks for all the fun memories!
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The Japan Skating Federation announced that Yuzuru Hanyu will miss the GP series this season. He cited three reasons: his asthma; his coach being in Canada and him having to quarantine for 2 week if he returns; the infection risk to fans.
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The Russian govt. has removed all restrictions for foreign athletes, coaches, etc. to enter Russia on a work or humanitarian visa. This will facilitate border crossings for those participating in international competitions, including professional sports.
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The Mao Asada Thanks tour will be live streamed Aug. 30 and will be available worldwide for a fee. If you can't watch it live, the video will be available until midnight on Sep. 2. Click the link below for full details on how to register and buy a ticket. twitter.com/kag73007135/st… twitter.com/yulinka7300713…
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Shoma Uno makes the news for his awesome video game skills😄.
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As Alena Kostornaia missed the transfer window for changing coaches she will have to represent her former club Sambo-70 this season. twitter.com/figureskatingR…
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Most Valuable Skater Yuzuru Hanyu graces the IFS October 2020 cover.
In Japan, the IFS October 2020 issue is available exclusively through Magazine Mart. mag-mart.jp/vol/01583202005
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Kicking off the first weekend in August with a major hug for the world. #StayStrong #staycoool #StaySafe
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Congratulations to Julia Lipnitskaia and Vladislav Tarasenko who are proud parents of a 1-month old baby girl they named Katalina.
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Remembering the wonderful Denis Ten...hard to believe it has been two years since that fateful day.
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If the postponed Tokyo Olympics do not go ahead next year due to COVID-19 then the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will likely also fall victim to the pandemic according to IOC member Dick Pound.
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Update from the ISU:
"As the GP Cup of China is part of the GP Series and is consequently related to the Grand Prix Final, which is an Olympic Test Event, the Chinese Olympic Committee reportedly agrees that Cup of China (Nov. 6-8) remains scheduled as planned."
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Congratulations to Yuzuru Hanyu on being named the Most Valuable Skater. Great to see his contributions to skating acknowledged.
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“No one can argue with (his win today). Yuzuru Hanyu is a 2-time Olympic champion...fills stadiums around the world, 50-70% of Japanese fans fill the arena at the Grand Prix in Moscow. This is a great indicator. I believe Yuzuru is number one in figure skating." Evgeni Plushenko twitter.com/figureskatingR…
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@ISU_Figure What Yuzuru Hanyu has brought to the sport and continues to bring; what he has achieved and the grace with which he conducts himself in any situation, has put him in a league of his own. Congratulations to him!
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Maria Sotskova has announced her retirement. We wish her much success as she moves on to new things in her life.
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We are so very sad to learn that French photographer Richard Martin passed away on Tuesday. Though swimming was his specialty he loved figure skating and covered every competition he could. RIP to a wonderful man and a great photographer.
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Alexander Kogan has confirmed the Russian website post that ISU events have been cancelled is fake news. "I was surprised to read information that the ISU will cancel international competitions to the end of 2020, but this is not true.” tass.ru/sport/8886953
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@theplanethanyu And on this day in 2012 we did Yuzuru's first ever magazine cover shoot. 😍
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Avonley Nguyen announced today that she and Vadym Kolesnik, the 2020 World Junior champions, have ended their three-year ice dance partnership. Who saw that coming?
Wishing them both much success in their future endeavours.
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Who knew Jun-Hwan Cha could sing? So impressed with his singing performance on a television show "King of Masked Singer."
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Tweeting the sport of figure skating around the globe. 2023 marks our 29th anniversary covering this wonderful sport!