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Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin have withdrawn from Rostelecom Cup. "The guys will miss the Grand Prix due to the consequences of the coronavirus. They are still recovering. Unfortunately, almost everyone in our group has been ill," said coach Irina Zhuk.
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Congratulations to Mikhail Kolyada on his victory at #RostelecomCup2020 #GPFigure
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The 2021 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, scheduled to take place in Harbin China, March 1-7, have been cancelled "due to pandemic developments and related impact on the organizers and participants."
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NHK Trophy starts Friday, Nov. 27 with the ladies short, rhythm dance and men's short.
Can't wait to see Daisuke Takahashi make his debut in the ice dance discipline at this competition.
Start orders/results, schedule and live streams are here:
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Happy to see Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi skate so well in their debut today at NHK Trophy. #GPFigure
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Wishing Yuzuru Hanyu a very happy 26th Birthday. This time last year we were celebrating his big day in the press room at the Grand Prix Final. お誕生日おめでとうゆずる！
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Due to an increased number of cases in South Korea, all competitions under the control of the Korean Skating Union have been postponed indefinitely.
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Evgenia Medvedeva will not compete at Russian nationals. She said she was in hospital with a serious case of COVID-19 and suffered serious lung damage. Medvedeva resumed light training on Dec. 8. twitter.com/figureskatingR…
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Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ISU Council has decided to cancel the 2021 European Figure Skating Championships & World Junior Synchronized Championships. The Grand Prix Final has now been officially cancelled.
Worlds is still scheduled to take place in March in Stockholm.
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Happy Birthday to Shoma Uno who turned 23 today!
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Nikita Katsalapov has revealed the reason he and Victoria Sinitsina will not be competing at Russian nationals.
"Unfortunately, some time ago we got sick with c19. I had it in a mild form, but Victoria had a rather severe one, with partial lung lesion."
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Asked about his costume, Nathan Chen said "it was something Shae pulled out of her closet." twitter.com/USFigureSkatin…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Yuzuru Hanyu on his arrival at the airport in Stockholm, Sweden.
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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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Yuma Kagiyama had the wow factor today! Such a talent!
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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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Hanyu stunning once again. Who could not be entertained by this amazing skater!
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Yuzuru Hanyu tops the scoreboard following the short program at #Stockholm2021. #WorldFigure2021
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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva is not the only one crying. Ultimate respect! #Stockholm2021 #WorldFigure2021
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