Sui and Han skated to “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and opened with a quadruple twist that may have proved decisive in the end.
Sakamoto is a wonderful example of the Japanese values of duty, honor and respect.
Valieva wilted under the Olympic heat in titanic fashion, thereby allowing the 17-year-old Shcherbakova to win the gold.
Valieva, the world junior champion in 2020, earned level fours for her spins and step sequence. She wept as she finished her program and again when...
Should Valieva be disqualified, Russian world champion Anna Shcherbakova would become the favorite for the gold medal.
If the Russian Olympic Committee, which won the team event, is disqualified, the United States would get the gold medal, Japan the silver, and Canada the...
Strong performances by Kaori Sakamoto in the women’s free skate and Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara in the pairs free skate secured the historic medal.
Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno make preparations for Japan.
The men’s short program will kick off the team event Friday morning, followed by the rhythm dance and the pairs short program.
“The Olympics are not a recital,” Hanyu said. “It's a place you must win. For that reason, I'll be strongly determined.”
Sakamoto landed six clean triple jumps in her skate to “No More Fight Left in Me” and earned level fours on her spins and step sequence.
The 2018 Olympian skated to “Now We Are Free” and showed her veteran poise as she calmly and smoothly moved through her program.