Shimada holds a slim advantage over female rival Mone Chiba at the Japan Junior...

Jack Gallagher
Jack Gallagher is an award-winning sports writer who has worked in Japan for 25 years. He has covered figure skating at several Olympics and is considered one of the top skating writers in the world. He is the managing editor of jackfigure.com and the host of the popular bilingual Ice Time Podcast. Gallagher has written about a wide variety of sports in his career. A graduate of the University of Southern California, he was an executive in the NBA and NFL Europe before moving to Japan in 1994.
As a debutante, the 14-year-old skating starlet captured the women's title at the Japan...
His triumph at the NHK Trophy was a powerful reminder that Shoma Uno is...
The reigning world champion collects his second straight NHK Trophy title with a dynamic...
Among the women, Yelim Kim is in first place, while Kaori Sakamoto and Rion...
The reigning world champions came through their workouts unscathed and will head into the...
"Receiving a gold medal today might be the biggest result, the biggest achievement of...
Pierre Gasly nearly collided with a recovery crane in wet conditions on October 9,...
Sota Yamamoto collects silver, Kazuki Tomono with bronze for the men, and senior GP...
With exceptional performances in the Junior Grand Prix campaign and a stellar start to...
Japanese figure skaters capture three gold medals in Ontario, including Riku Miura and Ryuichi...
Sakamoto outscored Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn for a successful start to her season....