Figure Skating

The 2020-21 figure skating season has taken its final bow.
With the completion of World Team Trophy on Saturday (17 April) in Osaka, Japan, a season heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic is officially wrapped.
Three new world champions were crowned, Nathan Chen won his third consecutive world title, and

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)

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8 things we learned from the figure skating season ahead of Beijing 2022

The pressure was on for Hanyu Yuzuru and Kihira Rika as they set blade to ice in Nagano for the All-Japan Figure Skating Championships last week.
And wow, did they deliver.
Hanyu, the two-time Olympic and world champion, won his fifth national title in spectacular style, while Kihira retained her

Hanyu Yuzura and Kihira Rika at the 2020 All Japan Championships (Photo: Aflo/JSF)

Hanyu and Kihira reign: six takeaways from Japanese nationals

This event was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 11 February 2018.

PyeongChang 2018 | Olympic Winter games

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Team Event Women's Short Program - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The women's free skating was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 23 February 2018.

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Women's Free Skating - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

This event was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 12 February 2018.

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Team Event Women's Free Skating - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The women's short program was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 21 February 2018.

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Women's Short Program - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The women's single free figure skating competition was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 23 February 2018.

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Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) - 6th Place | Women's Free Skating

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Japan plan to put on a full display of their strength in numbers at next year’s ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, where countries' quotas for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be on offer.
“I’m just really happy I made the team,” reigning three-time women’s world

Japan's team for the 25-30 March, 2025, ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston

Japan figure skaters out to show strength in numbers at 2025 worlds

Japanese nationals champions Kagiyama Yuma and Sakamoto Kaori spearhead the country’s squad for next year’s ISU World Figure Skating Championships, announced by the Japan Skating Federation on Sunday (22 December).
Kagiyama will be joined in the men’s singles at the 24-30 March competition in Boston by Sato Shun and Tsuboi

Japanese men's figure skater Kagiyama Yuma

Kagiyama Yuma, Sakamoto Kaori headline Japan's team for 2025 Worlds

The 93rd Japan Figure Skating Championships are now under way at Ractab Dome in Osaka.
The 20-22 December Japanese nationals which will draw the drapes on 2024 will also determine the qualifiers for next year's ISU World Championships in Boston in March. The team for the worlds will be announced

Five-time Japan nationals women's champion Sakamoto Kaori

Japan Figure Skating Championships 2024: Full schedule and results - Complete list

Sakamoto Kaori won the Japan Figure Skating Championships for the fourth straight year over junior prodigy Shimada Mao on Sunday (22 December) in Osaka.
Sakamoto went from pole to finish in a highly competitive women’s singles field with a 228.68 following a free skate of 149.76. She became the ninth

Japanese women's singles skater Sakamoto Kaori

Sakamoto Kaori romps to fourth straight title

Sakamoto Kaori was a cut above the rest of the women’s singles field as the three-time defending champion breezed to a 78.92 for the short-program lead at the Japan Figure Skating Championships on Friday (20 December) in Osaka.
The three-time world champion held off three-time Junior Grand Prix Final champion

Classy Sakamoto Kaori sits in first ahead of free skate at Japan nationals

The Japanese nationals are no longer a domestic competition - it’s gone global.
The 93rd Japan Figure Skating Championships will be held at Ractab Dome in Osaka this weekend and it’s shaped up to be a bona fide, top-flight international meet.
While the men’s singles title will be Kagiyama Yuma’s

Japanese figure skaters Kagiyama Yuma and Sakamoto Kaori

Japan Figure Skating Championships 2024: Let the battle royale begin in Osaka

The first half of the figure skating season has reached its most important point with the Grand Prix Final, where the top six skaters or teams in each of the four events will go head-to-head for the prize of Grand Prix Final champion.
Grenoble, France, welcomes the skaters – as

Figure Skating | Grand Prix Final | Grenoble

Ilia Malinin - short program - 2024 Skate America

2024 ISU Grand Prix Final: Preview and how to watch live

The Grand Prix Final? It’s looking more like a preview of the Japanese nationals.
With the Cup of China in the rearview mirror, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is headed for its climax at the 5-8 December Final in Grenoble, France.
Hardly a spoiler alert but odds are

From left, Grand Prix Finalists Matsuike Rino, Sakamoto Kaori and Yoshida Hana of Japan.

ISU Grand Prix Final 2024: Japanese women look to clean up in Grenoble

The Milano Cortina 2026 figure skating competition will take place over 12 action-packed days at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
Find out when the competition takes place below and register today for the chance to buy tickets to see the likes of Ilia Malinin, Sakamoto Kaori and many more of

Milano Cortina 2026 | Olympic Winter Games

Ilia Malinin

Milano Cortina 2026: Complete figure skating schedule

Sakamoto Kaori just let go - and there was no stopping her.
Sakamoto threw down the world’s highest score of the season of 231.88 to win the NHK Trophy women’s singles title on Saturday (9 November), capping a Japanese podium sweep with Chiba Mone and Aoki Yuna.
The three-time world

Japan's three-time world champion, two-time Olympic medallist Sakamoto Kaori

NHK Trophy 2024: Sakamoto Kaori unleashes world's season high to lead Japanese podium sweep

Beijing 2022

PyeongChang 2018

Don't miss our summary of day 13's women's individual figure skating events at the Olympics where A. Shcherbakova (ROC) claimed the gold, A. Trusova (ROC) the silver and K. Sakamoto (JPN) completed the podium

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Figure Skating - Women's Individual - Day 13

This event took place on 18/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for: Nordic Combined - Team Large Hill/4x5km Relay, Figure Skating - Women´s Single Skating, Freestyle Skiing - Men's Ski Cross, Speed Skating - Women's 1000m and Freestyle Skiing - Women's Freeski Halfpipe

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18/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 17/02/2022 at the Capital Indoor Stadium. Anna Shcherbakova (ROC) won the gold medal with 255.95 points. Her teammate Alexandra Trusova (ROC) scored a total of 251.73 and took the silver while Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) came third with 233.13. 
The results are provisional.

Kaori SAKAMOTO

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