Takahashi gears up for remainder of season

Daisuke Takahashi is Japan’s most decorated male skater in history and has just added another historic title to his impressive resume: He became the first Japanese man to win the

Takahashi scores a victory on his seventh try at Grand Prix Final

Overnight leader Daisuke Takahashi of Japan won his first ISU Grand Prix Final title of his career at the 2012-13 ISU Grand Prix Final…

Takahashi leads men in Sochi

Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi was the only competitor in the Men’s Short Program at the 2012-13 ISU Grand Prix…

Hanyu celebrates victory on home ice

Yuzuru Hanyu celebrated victory on his home ice in Miyagi/Sendai, leading the Japanese men to a one-two finish Saturday at the 2012 NHK Trophy. The silver went to teammate Daisuke Takahashi, while USA’s Ross…

Machida upsets Takahashi at 2012 Cup of China

It was as eventful figure skating competition in the Men’s discipline at the 2012 Cup of China, and it ended with a big surprise when little heralded Tatsuki Machida beat Daisuke Takahashi to…

Takahashi edges out Machida in Men’s short

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan edged out teammate Tatsuki Machida by 1.31 points to take the lead in the Men’s Short Program at the 2012 Cup of China figure skating event Friday in Shanghai. Sergei Voronov of…

Takahashi gets a confidence boost

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan ended the season on a high note when he won the Men’s event at the 2012 ISU World Team Trophy of Figure skating in Tokyo, Japan, last week, setting a new record…

Takahashi takes men’s event at World Team Trophy; Team Japan leads

The 2012 ISU World Team Trophy continued with the Men’s Long Program. Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi won the event, out-skating World Champion Patrick Chan of Canada. The Japanese beat Chan for the first time since the…

Takahashi takes men’s short at World Team Trophy

The 2012 ISU World Team Trophy of Figure Skating continued with the Men’s Short Program. Daisuke Takahashi of Japan grabbed the lead ahead of Canada’s Patrick Chan and USA’s Jeremy Abbott.

Takahashi nailed a quad toe, a triple Axel, and…

Chan wins second consecutive World title

Patrick Chan of Canada defended his title at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships, while Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi moved up one place up to capture the silver. Teammate Yuzuru Hanyu, who is making his first appearance at this event, catapulted…

Chan leads men in Nice

Patrick Chan took the first step in defending his World title by winning the Men’s Short Program event on Friday afternoon. He is followed by Michal Brezina from the Czech Republic and Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi.

Chan had a shaky landing on his…

Chan wins second 4CC title by a landslide

If you weren’t a believer before, you have to be now. Reigning World Champion Patrick Chan decimated the competition in the men’s free skate at the 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championship, reinforcing the fact that he is…

Despite Chan’s lead, men’s short belonged to Japan at 4CCs

Reigning World Champion Patrick Chan, 21, took the lead after the short program at the 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Canadian was overshadowed, however, by the performances of the three Japanese competitors who…

Chan repeats as Grand Prix Final Champion

Canada’s Patrick Chan repeated as the Grand Prix Final Champion in an exciting Men’s event at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final on Saturday.

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan rallied back from the short to take the silver, while newcomer Javier Fernandez…

Takahashi skates to strong victory at NHK Trophy

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan skated to a clear victory at the Men’s event as the NHK Trophy figure skating event wrapped up Sunday. Teammate Takahiko Kozuka took the silver, while USA’s Ross Miner jumped from sixth place after the short onto the podium to capture…

Takahashi outskates rivals in Men’s short at NHK Trophy

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan out skated his rivals with a spectacular performance in the Men’s short program at NHK Trophy on Saturday. Teammate Takahiko Kozuka came in second and trails Takahashi by 10.66 points. USA’s Brandon Mroz landed the…

Chan skates to victory; Fernandez writes history

To the delight of the home crowd, World Champion Patrick Chan of Canada skated to the gold medal at Skate Canada International in Mississauga on Saturday. Spaniard Javier Fernandez wrote history by winning the silver, the first Grand Prix medal for…

Spain’s Fernández surprises at Skate Canada

Javier Fernández of Spain was the big winner Friday at Skate Canada International, beating two World Champions en route to his first place in the Men’s short program. 2010 World Champion Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) and 2011 World Champion Patrick Chan (CAN) had…

Takahashi takes title in Taipei

World Champion Daisuke Takahashi won his second Four Continents title Saturday in Taipei and positioned himself as one of the top contenders for the World Championships next month in Tokyo. Youngster Yuzuru Hanyu, also from…

Takahashi leads after short program at Four Continents

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan put out an excellent performance to earn a strong lead in the Men’s Short Program at the 2011 ISU Four Continents Figure…

Takahashi edges out Oda for gold

It wasn’t a combination of things that cost Japan’s Nobunari Oda the Skate America title in Portland- it was too many combinations. Oda, the overnight leader in the men’s competition,…

Japan’s Oda, Takahashi 1-2 after short program

The Japanese men have dominated the Grand Prix series thus far- winning two gold medals and a silver in the first three events. Last night in Portland, Nobunari Oda and World Champion Daisuke…

Takahashi Making History

Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese man to win a World figure skating title, but it was not his  first historical accomplishment. He was also the first  Japanese man to win  the World Junior…

Takahashi becomes first Japanese man to win World title

Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi capped off the Men’s Long Program competition with a phenomenal performance of his La Strada routine, which earned him a standing ovation from the audience, a new season’s best…

Takahashi takes lead after Short

The Men’s Short Program was such a success that one would have  to go as low as 10th place to find a more serious mistake than turning out of a jump landing; or…

Takahashi takes lead in Tokyo

Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi took the lead in the Men’s short program, while teammate Nobunari Oda placed third. USA’s Evan Lysacek currently sits in second.

Takahashi delivered an impeccable tango which featured a triple flip-triple toeloop, a triple Axel, and triple Lutz. The defending silver medalist also displayed good footwork and spins, and earned a new personal best of 89.95 points – very close to Russia’s Evgeni Plushenko  record score of…

Takahashi loves the change

Although it didn’t end the way he had hoped, Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi had a successful season despite his fourth place finish at the World Figure Skating…

Takahashi takes Four Continents title

Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi maintained his overnight lead to win his first Four Continents title with a safe margin of over 30 points. Jeffrey Buttle of Canada edged out USA’s Evan Lysacek…

Takahashi hip-hops to the lead in Goyang City

Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi is currently the leader after the Men’s Short Program, with USA’s Evan Lysacek and Canada’s Jeffery Buttle trailing close behind.

Takahashi delivered an upbeat routine in which all of his jump elements were superior in quality. His triple flip-triple…

Takahashi leader after short program

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan placed first in the Men’s Short Program, followed by closely by Switzerland’s Stephane Lambiel. USA’s Evan Lysacek and teammate Johnny Weir are currently in third and fourth place, respectively.

Skating last, Takahashi drew in the audience with his routine to a hip-hop version of Swan Lake which featured very good spins and expressive footwork throughout. The current World silver medalist also executed spectacular jumps which included…

Takahashi edges out Verner for NHK gold

Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi edged out Tomas Verner of the Czech Republic for the gold, while USA’s Stephen Carriere maintained third overall to win the bronze.

Takahashi fell on his opening quadruple toeloop attempt in his routine to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, but quickly recovered to produce a strong and nearly flawless routine.

The World silver medalist landed a total of eight clean triple jumps which included a triple Axel-double toeloop-double loop…

Takahashi takes gold at Skate America

In the men’s competition, it was a case of one skater winning the battle with another winning the war. In what turned out to be a closer competition than expected, USA’s Evan Lysacek won the free skate with an inspired performance to…

Takahashi leads men at Skate America

The most anticipated match-up of the first day of men’s competition ended up being closer than expected, but between different competitors.

Initially, it was thought that this event would provide the backdrop for a fantastic show-down between Japan’s Daisuke…

2006 NHK Trophy: Men’s Highlights

As in the ladies discipline, the Japanese men swept the podium with Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, and Takahiko Kozuka winning the gold, silver, and bronze, respectively.

Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland withdrew due to a viral infection. The two-time World Champion was told by his doctor to stay off the ice for at least a week.

Takahashi produced a solid routine to Concert for Violin and Orchestra by Tchaikovski, landing a…

2006 Skate Canada: Men’s Highlights

Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland was the winner in the men’s event, rising from seventh place after the short to win his first Skate America title. Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi and USA’s Johnny Weir settled for silver and bronze respectively.

Takahashi pleased the crowd with his routine to Concert for Violin and Orchestra by Tchaikovski, landing a very good triple flip-triple toeloop combination and triple Lutz. The 20-year-old had to hang…

2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Highlights

The 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway provided much more drama than did the Olympic Games held just a few days earlier. There were new champions in every discipline and history was made in the men’s event. Andorra made its international debut at an ISU championships when Melissandre Fuentes and Marc Casal competed in singles.

Pairs

Three teams won their first Junior Worlds medals in pairs. Russia’s Elena…