The two-time Olympic champion was brilliant in the short program, but fell short of replicating that excellence in the free skate.
Chen became the first American to win three straight world titles since Scott Hamilton won four in a row (1981-84), while two-time champ Yuzuru Hanyu took...
Hanyu tops the leaderboard with a score of 106.98 points, with Kagiyama at 100.96 after achieving a new personal best.
The men's winner at this week's world championships in Stockholm will take momentum and a psychological advantage into next year’s Beijing Olympics.
Gallagher, who wrote his first piece for JAPAN Forward in January, shares his keen insights on two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu in the run-up to...
The five-time defending U.S. men's champion is eager to compete against the Japanese skating superstar at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
All-time great Hanyu, a Sendai native, represents the Japanese values of honor, dignity and respect, and in addition to his talent, that is what people love...
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Sixteen-year-old prodigy Rika Kihira’s perfect free routine and Shoma Uno’s world-record free skate performance warmed the hearts of the audience at the Honda Center in...
On Saturday, February 17, the 9th day of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, 23-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu placed first in the men's figure skating competition,...