All posts tagged "Daisuke Takahashi"

Uno wins third consecutive national title in Osaka

2018-19 Japanese Figure Skating Championships Men Shoma Uno captured his third consecutive national title this weekend at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Takahashi gets a confidence boost

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan ended the season on a high note when he won the Men’s event...
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...
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...
Chan wins second consecutive World title

Patrick Chan of Canada defended his title at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships, while Japan’s Daisuke...
Chan leads men in Nice

Patrick Chan took the first step in defending his World title by winning the Men’s Short Program...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Chan skates to victory; Fernandez writes history

To the delight of the home crowd, World Champion Patrick Chan of Canada skated to the gold...
Spain’s Fernández surprises at Skate Canada

Javier Fernández of Spain was the big winner Friday at Skate Canada International, beating two World Champions...
Takahashi takes title in Taipei

World Champion Daisuke Takahashi won his second Four Continents title Saturday in Taipei and positioned himself as...

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Japan’s Rika Kihira became the first lady to land a triple Axel combination (triple Axel-triple toe) in an ISU international event (2017-18 Junior Grand Prix Final). She is also the youngest lady to land a triple Axel in competition (2016 JGP Slovenia) and the first lady to land 8 (fully rotated) triple jumps in the free skate at the (2016 JGP Slovenia).

Discuss ladies and triple Axels! Who is working on them and who is your favorite?

More on Rika Kihira here in the GS Forum.