All posts tagged "2017 Worlds"
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206Figure Skating NewsGermany’s Nicole Schott approaches Olympic season with confidence
Nicole Schott is currently Germany’s top lady in figure skating, who finished in the top ten at the 2017 ISU European Figure...
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107Figure Skating NewsBusy season ahead for Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada
On a sunny day at the end of May, Mikhail Kolyada was the only skater from his training group at the Figure...
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345Figure Skating NewsBreakthrough motivates France’s James and Ciprès
At the end of the 2015-16 season, French pair skaters Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès were not sure whether it was worthwhile...
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187Figure Skating NewsJapan’s “power girl” Higuchi gears up for Olympic year
Following the retirement of Mao Asada and Kanako Murakami, the attention in Japan is shifting to the next generation of ladies, and...
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132Golden Skate VideosInterview with coaches Alexander König and Jean-François Ballester
Ted Flett talks with Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot’s coaches, Alexander König and Jean-François Ballester, as they celebrate their first day “off.”
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156Golden Skate VideosInterview with Nina Mozer
Ted Flett talks with Russian coach Nina Mozer and son Nikita (translator) regarding delivering the “goods” in Sochi and keeping Russian pairs...
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115Golden Skate VideosInterview with Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron
Ted Flett talks with French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron in Helsinki about their distinct style for the Short Dance,...
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229Golden Skate VideosInterview with Silvia Fontana and John Zimmerman
Ted Flett talks with Silvia Fontana and John Zimmerman on how they work together as coaches, Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès, a...
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326Figure Skating NewsVictory for Virtue and Moir in Helsinki
After personal best scores were handed out in Boston like candy at Halloween, the love from the judges panel was not flowing...
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165Figure Skating NewsHanyu reclaims World title
The top six men delivered in the free skate at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championship, impressing the audience in Helsinki, Finland,...
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181Figure Skating NewsMedvedeva sets new record score at 2017 Worlds
Perhaps with the pressure of Peyongchang looming, many of the Ladies medal favorites succumbed when they took the ice at the 2017...
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169Figure Skating NewsVirtue and Moir set record Short Dance score in Helsinki
The ice dancers were the last discipline to begin competing at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, and quite possibly,...
Did you Know?
Jackson Haines (1840–1875) was an American ballet dancer and figure skater who is regarded as the father of modern figure skating. He was the inventor of the sit spin—one of the three basic spin types, and was inducted into both the World and United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976.