Asada edges out Suzuki for NHK Trophy gold

Mao Asada of Japan edged out teammate Akiko Suzuki by just 0.05 points to capture the gold medal at the 2012 NHK Trophy Saturday. The bronze went to USA’s Mirai Nagasu.

Asada had to skate last and ran…

Kostner wins Cup of China, qualifies for Grand Prix Final

Carolina Kostner of Italy continued her successful start into the season by winning Cup of China on Saturday in Shanghai. She is also the first skater to book her ticket for the Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating.

Kostner’s win over former U.S. Champion…

Kostner edges out Nagasu for lead at Cup of China

Italy’s Carolina Kostner took the lead in the Ladies short program at Cup of China on Friday, however, USA’s Mirai Nagasu is trailing her by a mere 0.92 points. Russian wunderkind Adelina Sotnikova follows in third place after a fall.

Kostner opened her…

Nagasu skates to gold at Nebelhorn Trophy

USA’s Mirai Nagasu skated to the gold medal at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf on Saturday. Elene Gedevanishvili of Georgia earned the silver medal and the bronze went to Sweden’s Joshi Helgesson. It showed that Nebelhorn is an early season event…

Nagasu leads Ladies after short program

USA’s Mirai Nagasu leads the Ladies after the short program at Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf on Friday. Elene Gedevanishvili of Georgia finished second and Germany’s Sarah Hecken is currently sitting in third.

Nagasu’s tango to Julian Plaza’s Danzarin featured a triple loop out of footwork,…

No clear cut leader after ladies short at U.S. Nationals

It was a great night for US Figure Skating with the top four ladies skating lights out, each one fighting for a chance to become the 2011 US National…

Nagasu leads in Turin

USA’s Mirai Nagasu (USA) finished first in the Ladies Short Program, ahead of Japan’s Mao Asada and Finland’s Laura Lepistö.

Nagasu…

Nagasu is back, but for how long?

The Ladies competition at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships always has some sort of magic to it. This year, however, it also had the mystique of having no clear frontrunner.  With all of the intrigue of…

Simply Mirai-culous

Mirai Nagasu, who turned 15 in April, surprised the nation again this year when she defeated the favorites, 2006 World champion Kimmie…

Nagasu leads ladies at Junior Worlds

The U.S. ladies dominated the Short Program, with Mirai Nagasu taking the lead, followed by teammates Caroline Zhang and Rachael Flatt.

Nagasu sparkled in her playful routine to I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, which featured a superb layback…

Nagasu wins US National title

It was a phenomenal competition that included four of the most prolific ladies’ free skating programs in U.S. history. The top four ladies, all podium neophytes, each landed a triple-triple combination en route to knocking three…

Nagasu leads ladies at US Nationals

It is difficult to explain what it was like to be in the audience for the Championship Ladies short program at the 2008 U.S. Championships in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The reigning silver medalist is out with an injury, the current…

Miracles from Mirai

USA’s Mirai Nagasu had failed to make it out of Regionals the previous season. “I skated really well until Regionals,” Nagasu said, “but then I got overconfident and didn’t make it to Sectionals. I learned I had…