Beijing 2022 Figure Skating: Top things to know about Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford

Canadian figure skating pair Vanessa James and Eric Radford came out of retirement to compete together and at Beijing 2022 they are writing another chapter in their remarkable careers.

James and Radford finished in fourth place in the team event pair skating free, and on Friday 18 February will continue their Olympic Winter Games renaissance in the pair skating event.

Radford, 37, is a three-time Winter Olympics medallist having won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze in the pair skating event at PyeongChang 2018, and a silver medal in the team event at Sochi 2014.

James, 36, is now a four-time Olympian but competed for France at Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.

Radford says when they teamed up in 2021, their intention was to only skate in shows.

"When I retired and even up to shortly before I started with Vanessa, I would have never ever imagined that I would come back," he told the International Skating Union.

"I truly felt my skating career is complete. It was just by luck and by chance that that opportunity came to skate with Vanessa. We skated together for a few days and at the end of like five days, we could do a triple twist and throw triples and we felt maybe we should show the world what we can do rather than just do shows. And that was when the idea of us actually doing competitions started."

After their first performance at Beijing 2022, he explained further.

"Part of it is that it's so natural. Our bodies match, our lines match and most importantly how we feel when we skate," he said after the pairs free skate in the team event final.

"We feel that individually and then when it comes together it has potential to create something really special. That's what we are trying to develop."

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