Figure Skating

The year 2020 has been overshadowed by the global coronavirus pandemic, which took the lives of over a million people.
Sport was hit hard by the virus, with Tokyo 2020 delayed by a year, the first time the Olympic Games have been postponed in their history.
In spite of that,

2020 REVIEW

Review of the Year 2020

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Simone

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Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA

Elizaveta

Two years is a long time in women's figure skating.
In December 2019, it was all about the '3A' with Alena Kostornaia, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova sweeping the podium at the Grand Prix Final after winning all six series events between them in their first senior season.
Now, all

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Kamila Valieva during her free skate at the Russian Figure Skating Championships

Kamila Valieva set for Olympic fairytale ending to spectacular season

Kamila Valieva is heading for Beijing 2022 after a comprehensive victory in the Russian Figure Skating Championships on Saturday (25 December).
Valieva scored 193.10 for her impeccable free skate to Bolero - almost eight points higher than her ISU world record - to give her a winning total of 283.48.

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Kamila Valieva completes first Russian title triumph

Kamila Valieva took a big step towards securing her place at Beijing 2022 with a clean short program at the Russian Figure Skating Championships on Friday (24 December).
The 15-year-old sensation, who has already rewritten the record books in her first senior season, landed a triple Axel, triple flip and

Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - 2021 Rostelecom Cup - The Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia - November 26, 2021 Russian Figure Skating Federation's Kamila Valieva in action during the women's short program REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

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Kamila Valieva flawless in Russian nationals short program

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva has already competed against Sochi 2014 gold medallist Adelina Sotnikova and PyeongChang Olympic champ Alina Zagitova. Now she is giving the next generation of Russian skaters a run for their money. The 2015 world champion is trying for a third time to qualify for the Olympic Games after missing out in 2014 and 2018. Tuktamysheva feels that her experience is an advantage: "Self-confidence is always key," the 2021 world silver medallist told us.

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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: This is my way

In sport, it is an athlete's direct competitors that set the bar high. The strongest motivates others to improve and grow. The bravest encourages the rest to take risks and be bold. And, as repeatedly happened through the history of the Olympic Games, someone who has more power will lend

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 24: Nina Haver-Loeseth (R) of Norway and Katharina Gallhuber of Austria hug during the Alpine Team Event Semifinals on day 15 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 24, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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60 days to go until Beijing 2022: Competitors that make Olympians #StrongerTogether

Kamila Valieva showed why she is the strong favourite for Olympic gold in February as she completed victory in the ISU Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia on Saturday (27 November).
After breaking training colleague Alena Kostornaia's short program world record on Friday, the 15-year-old - skating to Ravel's

Kamila VALIEVA

More world records for Kamila Valieva in Rostelecom Cup triumph

There are only so many superlatives you can use to describe Kamila Valieva.
Shining, brilliant, ethereal, superb, elegant, graceful – the Russian figure skater was all that and more on Friday (26 November) in the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Sochi.
Valieva nailed all her elements and

Kamila Valieva performs during the 2021 Rostelecom Cup short program.

Kamila Valieva breaks women's short program world record by nearly two points at Rostelecom Cup

We saw something truly special from Alexandra Trusova on day two at the Russian national senior test skates as she landed five quad jumps in her free skate at the Ice Arena Traktor in Chelyabinsk on Sunday 12 September 2021.
Trusova was the final skater on ice at the end

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MARCH 26: Alexandra Trusova of Figure Skating Federation of Russia performs in Ladies Free Skating during day three of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Ericsson Globe on March 26, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. Sporting stadiums around Sweden remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

Alexandra Trusova of Figure Skating Federation of Russia performs in Ladies Free Skating during day three of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Ericsson Globe on March 26, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

Alexandra Trusova lands FIVE QUADS in one free skate at Russian national senior test skates

The Russian national senior test skates announced the beginning of the figure skating season for some of the top skaters on the planet right now on Saturday 11 September 2021.
The test event in Chelabinsk is a chance for the country's top skaters to present their programs for the year

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MARCH 26: Anna Shcherbakova of Figure Skating Federation of Russia performs in Ladies Free Skating during day three of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Ericsson Globe on March 26, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. Sporting stadiums around Sweden remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

Anna Shcherbakova of Figure Skating Federation of Russia performs in Ladies Free Skating during day three of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Ericsson Globe on March 26, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. Sporting stadiums around Sweden remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

Shcherbakova, Kostornaia, Valieva shine at 2021 Russian national senior test skates in Chelyabinsk

It's that time of the year again – the Russian national senior test skates, a chance for the country's top skaters to present their planned programs for the year to a panel of judges and refine them ahead of an important Olympic season.
The 2021 world champions Anna Shcherbakova in

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MARCH 28: Anna Shcherbakova of Figure Skating Federation of Russia performs during the Gala Exhibition during day five of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Ericsson Globe on March 28, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA

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