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The Grand Prix Cup of China has been cancelled due to limited international and domestic flights and the current restrictions re COVID-19.
The ISU is inviting other ISU Members to be an alternate host for a GP event this season.
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Congratulations to Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi on winning the 2022 All Japan Championships ice dance title.
Despite a fall at the very end of the program it was still a runaway victory for this enigmatic team.
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Han Yan overcame many obstacles to return to competitive figure skating this season. He talked to us about the journey and how he rediscovered his love for the sport.
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Backstage with the top three men after the SP at #JGPFigure Lake Placid. Stephen Gogolev, Shun Sato and Ilia Malinin.
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How wonderful to see Mai Mihara so happy to be competing and skating so well once again.
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Mikhail Kolyada battled health problems throughout the 2018-2019 campaign, but he is now healthy, happy and ready for new challenges this season. ifsmagazine.com/kolyada-motiva…
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Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi win the rhythm dance at the All Japan Championships by a 7 plus point margin. 👏👏🇯🇵
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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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Wishing Yuzuru Hanyu a very Happy 25th Birthday. He is a champion in every way.
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The Consul General of Japan in Toronto presented the 2019 Japanese Foreign Minister's Award to the Toronto Cricket Club on Wednesday in recognition of its longtime connection to Japan and Japanese figure skaters. @TCSCC_Athletics
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Brilliant skating by Kaori Sakamoto who is the new women's World champion!!!!!🇯🇵Congratulations!!!!!!
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After an exciting weekend at #NHK Trophy, Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi are scheduled to take to the ice on Friday at the 2021 Warsaw Cup.
We wish them much success in their Challenger Series debut.
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📷Rumi Hirakiuchi
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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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China has postponed its national championships due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
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It's great that #YuzuruHanyu will be performing in shows this summer, but what I would really love to see is for him to have his own show, with skaters he personally invites that tells his story through the music & reflects all the magic of his career. #justanidea
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2020 Skate America update:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in strict accordance with the Nevada Gaming Control Board guidelines, Skate America will take place with no spectators at the Orleans Arena . TV/ streaming schedule will be available soon.
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Congratulations to Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara on their runaway victory at Autumn Classic International.
They also wrote a little history as the first Japanese pairs team to ever win at a senior international competition.
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Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi lead after a fabulous free dance performance in the first flight at #NHKTrophy. #GPFigure
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The men's event will close out #Skatecanada2019 on Saturday. @CamdenPulk, Yuzuru Hanyu and @namnamnoodle will be the final three skaters of the competition.
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Yuzuru Hanyu graces an IFS cover for the final time in his amateur career. The magazine will be available for pre-order starting Tues., Aug. 16.
Looking to own a piece of history? Limited copies of two past issues with Yuzuru on the cover are here: ezsubscription.com/ifs/store/defa…
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No words necessary....#NHKTrophy #GPFigure
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Six-time Canadian champion Joannie Rochette, is set to graduate from medical school this year. The soon-to-be Dr. Rochette, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, will be the athlete ambassador at 2020 Canadians and 2020 Worlds in her hometown of Montreal.
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Daisuke Takahashi debuted his new short - and final singles - program ("The Phoenix" by Fall Out Boy) at a show in Japan. This is one I would love to see live!
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Today we celebrate the life of and mourn the death of Denis Ten. His magical spirit lit up the skating world. We will never forget him. ifsmagazine.com/denis-ten-the-…
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Japan's Yuma Kagiyama runs away with the men's title @ #JGPFigure in Courchevel. What a star!
Tweeting the sport of figure skating around the globe. 2023 marks our 29th anniversary covering this wonderful sport!