United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

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The booming announcement is nearly the same for every figure skater at the Olympics, a voice erupts that over the loudspeaker as the athlete glides to centre ice:
“Representing Japan... please welcome... Higuchi Wakaba!”
It marks the culmination of so much: Of a lifetime of hard work on the ice

Figure Skating

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

SAITAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 25: Wakaba Higuchi of Japan competes in the Women's Free Skating during day three of the 90th All Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena on December 25, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

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How does an Olympic figure skating program come to life? We explain

Turin 2006

Salt Lake City 2002

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Olympic Results