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The two-time World junior champion, @Radlen99 has officially retired. Alexander Gorshkov presented her with the Badge of Honor of the Russian Federation for Outstanding Sports Achievements.
A great champion - we wish her all the very best. Thank you for all the memories Elena!
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Congratulations to Vincent Zhou and Shoma Uno who are headed to the Grand Prix Final following their respective wins and second-place finishes at Skate America and NHK Trophy. #GPFigure #FigureSkating @govincentzhou
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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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Mao Asada is planning a new show for 2022. "We are preparing to reach even higher levels so that we can deliver new shows from next year. Everyone, please look forward to it."
Skaters can apply for an audition:
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Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi have announced the music for this season's programs.
RD: "The Mask"
Choreographers: Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, Maxim Kozhevnikov
FD: "La Bayadere"
Choreographers: Marina Zoueva/Massimo Scali twitter.com/figure365/stat…
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Another fun photo shared by @KeeganMessing of his baby son Wyatt - this time from the kiss and cry in Grenoble. #GPFigure
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Rika Kihira captured the top spot in the ladies short at #Skatecanada2019 SkateCanada. Some impressive skating today.
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Figure skaters in Ontario, Canada, will be able to resume activities starting May 19.
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Reports are that Cup of China has been cancelled and the ISU will move the competition to another country.
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Figure skaters are back training in some countries, and others are slated to return to the ice in the coming weeks.
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Remembering Denis Ten today...always with us in spirit. #RIP #gonebutneverforgotten
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We are happy to hear Yuma Kagiyama did not hurt himself after crashing into the barrier in the short program at #Lausanne2020.
"I was going into the corner with too much speed, but I couldn’t give up because the crowd was giving me support."
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The ISU just confirmed the 2020 World Figure Skating Championships are officially cancelled.
"The ISU Council during its on-line meeting on April 16 concluded that a postponement of the pending Championships is not possible ... the Championships must be definitely cancelled.
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Shoma Uno came from behind to claim the title at the 2019 All Japan Championships.
Teams for Four Continents, Worlds and World Juniors were named at the end of the competition.
Read our recap here: ifsmagazine.com/shoma-uno-clai…
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Yuma Kagiyama rises from seventh after the short to take the title at the Italian Grand Prix!! Bravo!!!
He is now firmly in the Olympic podium contender conversation. #GPFigure
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Coaching change for Vincent Zhou. He will begin training with Lee Barkell in Toronto and will continue to train with Mie Hamada. “I’m excited to begin training with Lee, and also work more regularly with Lori (Nichol) and continue to work with Mie.”
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Japan's Wakaba Higuchi just scored a runaway win in the women's short program at Cup of Austria by a margin 21.89 points over Yeonjeong Park of Korea.
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The senior men's podium at the 2022 #GPFigure Final has it all - talent, technique, perseverance and determination.
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Getting up at some outrageous hour in the morning to watch Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi make their "international" debut at NHK Trophy....will be so worth it!
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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.
government.ru/news/40268/
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Yuzuru Hanyu on his arrival at the airport in Stockholm, Sweden.
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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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Gracie Gold: If this really is my last season I wanted to skate to "East of Eden" for my short and I wanted to wear a green dress.
When is the ending of this comeback? I guess we will assess that at the end of this season.
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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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U.S. Figure Skating announced its World/4CC men's team:
Worlds
Nathan Chen, Ilia Malinin,* Vincent Zhou
Alternates – Jason Brown, Camden Pulkinen, Jimmy Ma
Four Continents
Tomoki Hiwatashi, Jimmy Ma, Camden Pulkinen
Alternate – Ryan Dunk
*Pending achieving minimum tech. score.
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