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Men
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Jun-Hwan Cha off to strong start
Last week, South Korea’s Jun-Hwan Cha won the gold medal at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event...
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Making history good starting point for Israel’s Daniel Samohin
When Daniel Samohin won the World Junior title last March, it was not only the first ever...
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Shoma Uno raises bar for 2016-17
For Japan’s Shoma Uno, the past 2015-16 season was one full of “growth” and “experiences.” The 2015...
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Jason Brown making progress on quads
When USA’s Jason Brown arrived at the Spokane Arena for practices for the Team Challenge Cup last...
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Uno ‘wows’ again in Spokane; Brown ponies up
The roar and standing ovation at the end of Jason Brown’s free skate at the 2016 KOSÉ...
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Uno lands historic quad flip at Team Challenge
The crowd at Spokane Arena was buzzing as Japan’s Shoma Uno landed a quadruple flip—the first in...
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China’s Nan Song retired, but not “finished”
Three-time Chinese national figure skating champion Nan Song officially announced his retirement on April 4, 2016. The...
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Fernandez wins second consecutive World title
In a showcase of exceptional men’s skating at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships, Spain’s Javier Fernandez...
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Japan’s Yuzuru takes 12-point lead in Boston
At the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships, arguably the world’s most talented men’s trio of skaters occupy...
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Samohin catapults to gold; makes history for Israel
Daniel Samohin of Israel vaulted from ninth place to grab a historic gold, the first title for...
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Alexei Bychenko: ‘Better late than never’
Israel’s Alexei Bychenko made figure skating history when he became the first single skater from his country...
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Spectacular Chan mines gold in Taipei
Patrick Chan of Canada mined gold in Taipei with a spectacular performance as the 2016 ISU Four...
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China’s Boyang Jin trains to improve overall package
Over this past summer, China’s Boyang Jin was excited to learn that the Chinese Skating Association decided...
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No match for Fernandez in Europe
Spain’s Javier Fernández easily took his fourth consecutive European title in Bratislava, Slovakia Thursday night. The World...
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Veteran Rippon wins first U.S. National title
It was an exciting Men’s competition for the 2016 US National Figure Skating Championships in which Adam Rippon edged out Max Aaron...
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Chan takes 8th National title in Halifax
Patrick Chan easily nabbed his eighth national tile at the 2016 Canadian Figure Skating Championships on Saturday, while...
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Max Aaron takes lead at U.S. Nationals
Max Aaron is the current leader after the Men’s Short Program at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which...
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Chan’s back!
Mack is Back. Finally. After a season of flubbed short programs, Patrick Chan performed his Michael Buble...
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Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada breaks through
Russia’s new kid on the block, Mikhail Kolyada, might change all the talk and attention the Russian...
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Hanyu wants performances that stay in hearts
The past few weeks have been very “meaningful” and “satisfying” for Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, who has won...
Did You Know?
Dick Button (USA) is credited with inventing the Flying Camel Spin, which was originally known as the Button Camel, in the 1940s. He also was the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition in 1948 and a triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952.
Who do you think has the best Flying Camel Spin? Discuss…
