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Alexei Krasnozhon announced his retirement from skating today. He is headed to Texas Christian University and will commence courses in the fall.
Congratulations and best of luck in this new and exciting adventure!
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Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot have announced their retirement from competitive skating.
We wish them all the success in the world as they move into a new era in their lives. Thanks for all the great memories!
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Shoma Uno announced his long program for next season is set to "Bolero," choreographed by Stéphane Lambiel.
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Skate Canada has confirmed the new pairs partnership of Vanessa James and Eric Radford who will represent Canada next season.
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The ISU has announced the Challenger Series dates and venues for the 2021-2022 season.
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Read our exclusive interview with French choreographer Benoît Richaud, who talks about his work with some of the world's best skaters and what drives him to be creative.
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Flashback to the 2017 World Team Trophy in Tokyo, the last time Yuzuru Hanyu participated in this competition.
Looking forward to another fun competition next week in Osaka!
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Yuzuru Hanyu: "If the Olympics come during a situation where I'm aiming to pull off a quad axel, then I'll think about it.
"I think I probably wouldn't be satisfied, even for the rest of my life, unless I can make the Axel."
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An exciting men's final at #WorldFigure. #Stockholm2021
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No words! @nathanwchen insane performance! #WorldFigure2021
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Applauding the always understated and under-rated Han Yan who delivered in the free skate at #Stockholm2021. Despite no quads he is the top Chinese man at this competition. #WorldFigure2021
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Russian ladies sweep the podium at #Stockholm2021. #WorldFigure2021
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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva is not the only one crying. Ultimate respect! #Stockholm2021 #WorldFigure2021
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Yuzuru Hanyu tops the scoreboard following the short program at #Stockholm2021. #WorldFigure2021
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Hanyu stunning once again. Who could not be entertained by this amazing skater!
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Congratulations to Mexico's Donovan Carrillo on qualifying for the free skate!!
One step closer to achieving his Olympic dream! #WorldFigure #Stockholm2021
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Yuma Kagiyama had the wow factor today! Such a talent!
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Maé-Bérénice Méité:
"I want to thank everyone for their support and kind messages.
"Mentally I feel good. I don't have a final diagnosis yet, but the doctors suspect an Achilles tendon rupture. I plan to return to France tomorrow for treatment. I want to come back strong."
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Yuzuru Hanyu on his arrival at the airport in Stockholm, Sweden.
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A person from Kyodo News reported that Yuzuru Hanyu arrived in Stockholm about an hour ago so all members of Team Japan are now on site.
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Thursday. marks the 10th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Yuzuru Hanyu reflects on then and now. "I believe there are some lights that you can only see when it's pitch black, like it was the night of March 11."
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Flashback to a wonderful night 7 years ago today with Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan and Denis Ten at the men's medal presentation in Sochi, Russia.
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Brian Orser has been virtually coaching some of his students for the past 10 months. He believes this concept could be a template for the future.
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Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron will not be competing at the 2021 World Championships.
“Cascading cancellations create a climate of uncertainty and doubt ... we needed a more solid, more concrete objective.“
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Japanese junior ice dancer Shingo Nishiyama has announced that his partnership with Utana Yoshida has come to an end due to unresolved differences. Such an awesome team - really disappointing news. twitter.com/shinnnnn_gooo/…
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