U.S. leads figure skating’s world team trophy after first day
The U.S. leads the world team trophy, a biennial figure skating season-ending event, after the first of three days of competition in Tokyo.
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New Jersey prodigy Isabeau Levito in medal mix at figure skating worlds
Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women’s short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday.
Japan's Sakamoto notches season-best short program to lead women's event at figure skating worlds
Kaori Sakamoto produced a near-flawless display to lead the field after the women's short program at the figure skating world championships in Saitama, Japan on Wednesday with a season's best score of 79.24.
Figure skating-Japan's Sakamoto tops short programme, Miura and Kihara shine
SAITAMA, Japan : Kaori Sakamoto produced a near-flawless display to lead the field after the women's short programme at the figure skating world championships in Saitama, Japan on Wednesday with a season's best score of 79.24.
2023 World Figure Skating Championships results
2023 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan, top 10 and notable results …
Canadian duo Lajoie, Lagha in contention for rhythm dance podium at MK John Wilson Trophy
Canadian duo Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha are in third place in the rhythm dance at the MK John Wilson Trophy, having posted a score of 81.09 on Saturday in Sheffield, England.
Torvill and Dean's brilliant Bolero firing figure skater Gibson to Olympic big time
Torvill and Dean kickstarted Scottish skater Lewis Gibson's searing rise from a humble footballing background in Prestwick to the Winter Olympic Games. Gibson, 27, and dance partner Lilah Fear, 22, were among the first Team GB athletes selected for the showpiece taking place in Beijing in under ten days' time, where they will compete in the ice dance event. Ad/> The Scot was a relative latecomer to the sport and admits watching the legendary British duo — who won a stunning gold medal dancing to Bolero at Sarajevo 1984 — on Dancing On Ice is what first set his skating fires burning.
'I was crying even before I went on the ice' - Japan's Mai Mihara wins second gold at Four Continents
Japanese skating star Mai Mihara claimed the second Four Continents gold of her career in Tallinn and put Olympic selection disappointment behind her in the process. Mihara won't be at the Games in Beijing next month after her fourth-placed finish at the Japanese nationals in December denied her a spot on the team. But she was back to her imperious best in the Estonian capital, leading throughout the competition and producing a career-best 218.03 points to finish top of the podium.
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