Figure Skating
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Japan’s Sakamoto Tops Short Program at Skate Canada
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP-Jiji) — Two-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won Friday’s ...
October 28, 2023
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Malinin Defends Skate America Title
Ilia Malinin stood in the center of the ice at Credit Union of Texas Event Center as stuffed animals...
October 23, 2023
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Gold Medalist Offers Joy of Figure Skating through Ice Shows
Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa hopes the ice shows she produces give spectators as much joy a...
August 21, 2023
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Yuzuru Hanyu Announces Marriage
Yuzuru Hanyu, two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion, 28, announced his marriage on his off...
August 4, 2023
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‘Fantasy on Ice’ Opens for 2023 with Yuzuru Hanyu
The “Fantasy on Ice 2023” figure skating show opened in Chiba on Friday, and top skaters from Japan ...
May 27, 2023
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Ice Dancing Pair Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto Had Different Reasons for Retiring
For Daisuke Takahashi, it was the nagging right knee injury. For Kana Muramoto, she just couldn’t i...
May 2, 2023
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Ice Dancing Duo of Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto Announces Retirement
The figure skating ice dance team of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi, the winners at last year’s...
May 1, 2023
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Shoma Uno Withdraws from World Team Trophy in Figure Skating with Ankle Injury
The Japan Skating Federation said Monday that Shoma Uno will not take part in the World Figure Skati...
April 10, 2023
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Uno Delights Home Crowd to Retain World Title
SAITAMA (Reuters) — Shoma Uno retained his men’s figure skating world title with a stellar free skat...
March 25, 2023
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Figure Skating-Japan’s Sakamoto Dazzles in Free Skate to Defend World Title
SAITAMA (Reuters) — Japan's Kaori Sakamoto claimed back-to-back world titles with a mesmerizing free...
March 24, 2023
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Miura, Kihara Bag Japan’s 1st World Pairs Gold
SAITAMA (AFP-Jiji) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara claimed Japan’s first figure skating pairs world ...
March 23, 2023
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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Four Continents Skating Championship
It was a memorable night for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Riku Miur...
February 13, 2023
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Japanese Pair Miura, Kihara Win Four Continents Skating Championship
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first Japanese pairs skaters to win the Four Continents Fig...
February 12, 2023
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Wonder wall
Images of 10 figure skaters including Shoma Uno and Mao Asada adorn a wall at the Chukyo University ...
December 30, 2022
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Takahashi adds ice dance title to list of skating wins
OSAKA — Daisuke Takahashi, a former national champion in men’s singles figure skating, captured his ...
December 24, 2022
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