Kaori Sakamoto is a fun-loving big sister to her Japan team-mates but a stone-cold competitor on the ice, determined to seize her last chance of Olympic figure skating gold. The event is known for its ...

Japan's leading figure skaters are on their way to Milan, Italy, as expectations are high for them to win medals at two ...

Japan did not win an Olympic figure skating medal until 1992 but it is now among the sport's world powers, with kids dreaming ...

Skating is hugely popular in Japan, where children as young as three can be seen taking their first tottering steps onto the ...

Figure skating will arrive at the Milano Cortina Olympics in the grip of a technical revolution led by Ilia Malinin, whose ...

Every two years, a parade of athletes from every corner of the globe is welcomed for the Olympic Games. This year, the best ...

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By Agnieszka Flak and Elvira Pollina MILAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Figure skating will arrive at the Milano Cortina Olympics in ...

Sui, 30, and Han, 33, have endured highs and lows since returning from a three-year competition hiatus. Their triumphant return at China's national championships last month was swiftly tempered by a ...

Liu was the youngest U.S. champion at 13, retired at 16, and has returned to the sport with a chance at gold this winter.

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto led a Japanese clean sweep in the women's competition at the International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei.