Figure Skating

It should be no surprise that, as a figure skater, Bradie Tennell loves to be on the ice.
During some enforced time away from the ice, she had a thought.
“Quarantine really allowed me to take a breath,” the Olympic team bronze medallist said to the Olympic Channel Podcast.

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Bradie Tennell has changed coaches and found a new confidence in her figure skating

Figure skater Bradie Tennell on Beijing 2022 and how quarantine and a coaching change led to her second U.S. Nationals triumph

Olympic bronze medallist Bradie Tennell became the U.S. national champion for the second time in 2021. With a year to go until Beijing 2022, Tennell recounts how much she has grown since her last Winter Olympic experience at PyeongChang 2018, why new coach Tom Zakrajsek has been so important to her new success, and why a break from figure skating was exactly what she needed. Plus, the American builds the 'perfect figure skater' and gets excited for the upcoming showdown between Hanyu Yuzuru and Nathan Chen at the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships.

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Podcast: Bradie Tennell on becoming U.S. national champion, improvement, and figure skating

Having never watched his performance back before, Adam Rippon sits down to relive Team USA's showing in the figure skating team competition at PyeongChang 2018.

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Adam Rippon reacts to Team USA figure skating at PyeongChang 2018

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

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

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Bradie Tennell (USA) - 9th Place | Women's Free Skating

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

To celebrate the end of the competition, the best skaters performed free of any constraints at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 25 February 2018.

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Gala Exhibition - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

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Expect Kagiyama Yuma, Sakamoto Kaori, and Miura Riku/Kihara Ryuichi to shine on home ice this weekend as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 series heads to Tokyo, Japan, for the 2024 NHK Trophy from 8–10 November.
The world medallists are the favourites in the men's, women's, and pairs

Figure Skating | NHK Trophy | Tokyo

MONTREAL, CANADA - MARCH 23: Yuma Kagiyama of Japan competes in the Men's Free Program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Bell Centre on March 23, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Yuma Kagiyama at Montreal 2024 World champs

NHK Trophy 2024 Grand Prix: Preview, schedule, how to watch

Japan’s Higuchi Wakaba staged a comeback win Saturday (19 October), taking the 2024 Skate America figure skating title in Allen, Texas, a day after finishing fourth in the short program.
It’s the first Grand Prix win of her career and comes some eight years after her senior debut on the

Oct 18, 2024; Allen, Texas, USA; Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) competes in the womens short program at Credit Union of Texas Event Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) competes in the womens short program at Credit Union of Texas Event Center

Higuchi wins Skate America women's crown; Levito takes bronze

Reigning world silver medallist Isabeau Levito and 2018 Olympic team bronze medallist Bradie Tennell, both of the United States, finished first and second in the short program Friday evening (18 October) at the 2024 Skate America in Allen, Texas.
The event is the first of six International Skating Union Grand

COLUMBUS, OHIO - JANUARY 25: Isabeau Levito skates in the WoMen's Short Program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Nationwide Arena on January 25, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Isabeau Levito skates in the Women's Short Program

Levito shines, leads Skate America after short program

Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin and Higuchi Wakaba were among the victors at Skate America 2024, the first stop of the 2024/25 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
World ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates had to settle for second behind British duo Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson,

MONTREAL, CANADA - MARCH 21:  Ilia Malinin of the United states of America reacts after competing in the Men's Short Program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Bell Centre on March 21, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Ilia Malinin of the United states of America reacts after competing

Figure Skating - 2024 Skate America: schedule and results

Reigning world champions Ilia Malinin (men’s) and Madison Chock and Evan Bates (dance) lead the field at this week’s 2024 Skate America in Allen, Texas. The event is the first of six Grand Prix competitions that provide skaters with the opportunity to advance to December’s Grand Prix Final in Grenoble,

MONTREAL, CANADA - MARCH 23: Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing in the Men's Free Program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Bell Centre on March 23, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing

Figure Skating - 2024 Skate America: preview and how to watch

Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Bradie Tennell will miss the entirety of the 2023-24 season with a broken ankle, she revealed on her Instagram account Tuesday (14 November).
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic team bronze medallist for Team USA said she had a "funky fall" while warming up the step sequence

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: Bradie Tennell skates during the Championship Women's Short Program on day one of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center on January 26, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Two-time U.S. champion Bradie Tennell will miss remainder of season due to broken ankle

The figure skating season is upon us.
Next weekend (20-22 October) marks the official start of the Grand Prix Series, with Skate America inviting some of the best in the world to the Dallas area. Before then, this weekend marks the continuation of the Challenger Series, with Budapest Trophy in

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Bradie Tennell skates during the Championship Women's Free Skate on day two of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center on January 27, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Budapest Trophy 2023: Preview, schedule, and how to watch figure skating Challenger event action

And then there was Sakamoto Kaori.
On a roller-coaster evening of performances at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan, the reigning world champion kept her crown with a stirring free skate on Friday (24 March), becoming the first woman to defend her title since 2016-17 (Evgenia Medvedeva).

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023: Steely Sakamoto Kaori seals back-to-back world titles in front of home crowd

Sakamoto Kaori took one final deep breath before she began her short program on Wednesday (22 March) night in front of her home fans in Saitama, Japan.
And then she delivered her best skate of the season.
The reigning world champion is halfway to a repeat title at the ISU

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023: Reigning world champion Sakamoto Kaori halfway to repeat title

Could it be a golden world championships for host nation Japan?
The ISU World Figure Skating Championships are set for 22-26 March at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on the outskirts of Tokyo - returning to the site of Worlds in 2019.
That year it was only the

KADOMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 25: Shoma Uno of Japan competes in the Men's Free Skating during day four of the 91st All Japan Figure Skating Championships at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome on December 25, 2022 in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

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