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In January, when I revealed in a post on this site that the International Skating Union wa s weighing changes in figure skating competition rules and formats that would “alter the sport radically...

In 2017, not long after Nathan Chen had won his first of what would be six straight U.S. titles in figure skating, we talked briefly about his background in ballet. Now, a lot of figure skaters menti...

Yuma Kagiyama won Olympic silver individually and in the team event in 2022 and 2026.

 Four months after circulating a set of rules modification proposals that would have radically transformed the sport of figure skating as early as the 2027-28 season, the International Skating Union has apparently decided to hold off on trying to implement any such cataclysmic changes until

Ilia Malinin won a third consecutive world title with a score that would have won Olympic gold.

Ilia Malinin recorded the highest short program score in four years and the best of any active skater.

Amber Glenn could win her first World Figure Skating Championships medal on Friday, live on Peacock.

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik can make it 11 consecutive World Championships with a U.S. ice dance medal.

Alysa Liu's coach said of her popularity, “She is just exploding. Even her agents are overwhelmed."

And, now that I have finished posting the last few stories to my Blog, I can close the books on the 2026 Winter Olympics. (You can find all the stories here.) I want to thank NBC Olympics & Paral...

Alysa Liu will leave the Milan Cortina Games to train for the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships in March, where she will aim to defend her title.

Ahead of the Milan Cortina Games Japan's Kaori Sakamoto was the favorite for women's figure skating gold. She took home silver, but not before bookending a career that has left her one of the most res...

"When I see other people smiling, because I see them in the audience, I have to smile, too. I have no poker face," Alysa Liu said after winning gold.

The U.S. women's figure skaters, known as the "Blade Angels" reflect on their uneven short program outing, with renewed focus for the free skate — where ,"you never know what is going to happen,”

Over the two seasons since Alysa Liu returned to figure skating, she has found happiness in performing for the audience rather than for the judges who decide what place she gets in competitions.

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara were overcome with emotion after winning Olympic gold at Milan Cortina.

By competing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, Deanna Stellato-Dudek realized an improbable dream that nearly became an impossible one two weeks ago.

Ilia Malinin's agent confirmed in a text message on Sunday that Malinin "will do" the World Championships, held in Prague from March 26-29.

Maybe it was a lot harder going into his first Olympics with enormous expectations than Ilia Malinin had imagined.

U.S. Figure Skating intends to send a letter to the International Skating Union for a review of the judging system that essentially allowed one judge to determine the outcome of the 2026 Olympic ice d...

“It would be amazing to be on the Olympic team, but we want to remind everyone we are here to stay."

Madison Chock and Evan Bates skated their very best in silver place ice dance finish at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

After some uncharacteristic errors during the free skate portion of the team event, Ilia Malinin returned to the ice and proved his dominance with a confident short program performance on Tuesday.

U.S. veteran ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates went head-to-head with newly formed French team Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron.

Ilia Malinin secured gold for Team USA in the final segment of the team figure skating event. But it wasn't the dominant performance fans have become used to seeing from the two-time world champion. M...

Ilia Malinin came 2nd in Saturday's Olympic figure skating team event men's short program, 10 points behind Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. But the two-time world champion didn't see it as a loss, instead, he ...

Alysa Liu skated to 2nd place in the Olympic figure skating team event for Team USA on Friday. With distinctive style, and an air of unconcern, her personality shines through at her second Olympic Gam...

nternational figure skating federation officials are weighing changes in competition rules that would alter the sport radically, including a potentially dramatic reduction in jumps in singles events. ...

Maxim Naumov was named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic team after a confident 3rd-place finish at the U.S. Figure Skating Championship in St. Louis, Missouri.

After a 4th place finish in the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Maxim Naumov is the mix to make the 2026 Olympic team less than a year after his parents and former coaches, Evg...

Isabeau Levito, the 2023 national champion, now finds herself in 3rd after the short program following a strong performance, a sign of the depth in women's figure skating.

Sophie Joline von Felten is a rising star in U.S. figure skating, one of the few capable of landing quadruple jumps and triple Axels.

I was tempted to take the last column I wrote about Ilia Malinin, change a few numbers and use that to describe what Malinin did Saturday in the men’s free skate at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Jap...

After earning a gold and a silver medal during the Grand Prix circuit, Amber Glenn will defend her title at the 2025 Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Nagoya, Japan this week. For the two-time U.S. cham...

“It would be amazing to be on the Olympic team, but we want to remind everyone we are here to stay."

“It would be amazing to be on the Olympic team, but we want to remind everyone we are here to stay."

Alysa Liu reflects on a whirlwind start to her Olympic season following her victory at the Saatva Skate America Grand Prix event.

Alysa Liu is finding more joy than ever in her figure skating as she aims for a spot in the Grand Prix Final.

Alysa Liu is finding more joy than ever in her figure skating as she aims for a spot in the Grand Prix Final.

For what may be their final season, Madison Chock and Evan Bates head into the 2025 ISU Grand Prix Saatva Skate America as favorites for gold.