Aaron unseats Abbott; wins men’s title at 2013 US Nationals

The United States has a brand new men’s figure skating champion in Scottsdale, Ariz., native Max Aaron. The 20-year-old won the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships title today with a ballsy program that…

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…

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…

Abbott wins third U.S. title

It was a mixed bag for the newly crowned U.S. Men’s champion at the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Jeremy Abbott, the 26-year-old from Aspen, Colo., was having perhaps the performance of his life in front of a packed house, while in the…

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…

Mining For Gold

Vermont’s Ross Miner is in the hunt for gold – medals that is. The talented 18-year-old won the gold medal in the men’s junior division at the 2009 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships on his first…

Miner takes US junior men’s title

Like their female counterparts, the Junior Men struggled to skate their best performances in the free skate today. Most of the skaters made major mistakes, but the leader after the short program, Ross Miner (SC of Boston) was able to hold on to his lead to win the gold medal in his attempt.

“I had a really scary warm up,” admitted Miner, “and I didn’t want to go back out…

Miner leads junior men at US Nationals

Earlier in the day, the Junior Men took to the ice with Ross Miner (SC of Boston) earning the top spot with a light-hearted performance…