With a breakthrough victory at the Cup of China, Sato secured one of six...

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.
Many issues could derail a skater on the way to racking up a series...
Shimada's victory in Hiroshima broke a tie with Shizuka Arakawa (1994-96) and Miki Ando...
In pursuit of a record-breaking fourth straight title at the Japan Junior Championships, Shimada...
Shimada, a two-time world champion, shares the record of three straight titles at the...
With his NHK Trophy victory, Kagiyama moved a step closer to securing a spot...
Kagiyama triumphed for the second straight year at the NHK Trophy by a big...
Kao Miura is in second place in the NHK Trophy men's competition heading into...
During the official practice for the NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Kagiyama focused on his...
Wakaba Higuchi, who won the season-opening Skate America women's event in October, is returning...
Rino Matsuike stole the show with a sublime free skate at Skate Canada, rallying...
In her 14th event on the senior GP circuit, Higuchi won at Skate America...