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Monday, Mar 27

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'There’s a first!' - Malinin lands quad axel at World Championships

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"American teenager Ilia Malinin landed a quad axel at the World Figure Skating Championships en route to taking bronze. The 18-year-old is the only skater in history to land the jump in competition, with Sunday’s leap the first time it had…

Sunday, Mar 26

15

Borg or Agassi? Rizzo impersonates tennis player in wild figure skating routine

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"Fans were not expecting to see a top figure skater pretend to be a tennis player for an entire routine at the gala in Saitama, but that is exactly what Italy\u0027s Matteo Rizzo delivered in a wonderfully quirky performance. Rizzo…

Saturday, Mar 25

'I'm on my feet, he's on his back!' - Uno strikes gold for Japan

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"Japan\u0027s Shoma Uno defended his figure skating world title, defying injury to produce a brilliant free skate on home soil."

12

Chock and Bates win ice dance gold despite fall

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"Madison Chock and Evan Bates delivered gold in the ice dance for the United States at the World Figure Skating Championships - despite a fall in the competition-concluding free dance."

10

Gibson and Fear delight crowd with electric free dance to Lady Gaga medley

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"Britain’s Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear narrowly missed out on a medal at the World Figure Skating Championships, finishing a commendable fourth in the ice dance. The pair briefly jumped to the top of the leaderboard after lighting up the…

Friday, Mar 24

16

Home hero Uno halfway to defence of world title

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"Shoma Uno has one hand on the gold medal after taking first plcae in the men\u0027s short programme at the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama. The Japanese star delivered a season\u0027s best in the short program to take the…

‘A joy to watch’ - Sakamoto seals back-to-back world titles

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"Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto held her nerve to defend her world title at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. South Korea’s Lee Hae-in was second and Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx third. Stream the 2022…

15

‘My goodness!’ – Gibson and Fear fourth ahead of medal decider

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"Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear of Great Britain are in fourth in the rhythm dance at the World Figure Skating Championships. The medals will be decided on Saturday. Stream the 2022-23 winter sports season on discovery+"

Thursday, Mar 23

16

Highlights: Uno leads Malinin after short program

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"Shoma Uno leads after the free program at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. Ilia Malinin sits in second and Junhwan Cha is in third. Stream the 2022-23 winter sports season on discovery+"

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‘Out of this world’ – Watch the skate that saw Malinin breach 100-point score

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"Ilia Malinin received a score of 100.38 in the short program at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. The highest-ever short program score was the 113.97 collected at the Winter Olympics in 2022 by Nathan Chen. Stream the 2022-23…

Wednesday, Mar 22

19

Miura and Kihara make strong start at World Championships

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"Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara are in a commanding position after winning the short programme by 6.08 points from Americna pair Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier. The Japanese duo won silver in Montpellier in 2022 and are now well placed…

15

Women's short program highlights: Sakamoto takes victory in Saitama

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"Women\u0027s short program highlights: Kaori Sakamoto takes a very fine victory in Saitama at the World Figure Skating Championships. Stream top winter sports action live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com"

14

‘Nasty!’ – Watch moment Isaev clatters into Lang at World Figure Skating Championships

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"There was a scary moment at the World Figure Skating Championships when Kristina Isaev clattered into Julia Lang during a warm-up. Thankfully both athletes were able to walk away from the incident unhurt."

Sunday, Feb 12

16

Kao claims symbolic Four Continents victory in Colorado

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"The Japanese teenager Miura Kao pipped Canadian veteran Keegan Messing to glory in the ISU Four Continents Championship title in Colorado on Saturday night Kao said: "Keegan put out such a strong skate. I feel like I rode that momentum. …

Saturday, Jan 28

22

Guignard and Fabbri edge out Fear and Gibson at European Championships

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"Italian pairing Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri saw off the British duo to win European gold in Espoo, while Anastasia Gubanova claimed the women\u0027s crown. Guignard and Fabbri had held a narrow lead over Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson…

Friday, Jan 27

Siao Him Fa captures European title in Espoo

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"Adam Siao Him Fa produced a dominant display to claim his first European title at the Championships in Finland. His score of 267.77 was enough to hold off Matteo Rizzo, who maintained second place and finished with a total points score of…

Wednesday, Jan 25

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Siao Him Fa takes top spot at European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo

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"France\u0027s Adam Siao Him Fa tops the men\u0027s individual standings after an impressive performance in the short programme at 2023 European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo."

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Break-out star Siao Him Fa tops men's short programme at European Championships

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"Adam Siao Him Fa is top of the men\u0027s individual standings after an impressive performance in the short programme, whilst 2022 silver medallist Daniel Grassl is back in eighth ahead of the free skate on Friday. Frenchman Siao Him Fa…

17

Italy top pairs standings at European Figure Skating Championships

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"Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii came first in the pairs short programme on the first day of the European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland. Conti and Macii recorded the highest technical element and programme component score and…

Friday, Jan 13

19

Russia finds 'no fault' in Valieva doping case, WADA considering appeal

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"The World Anti-Doping Agency has suggested it may appeal findings from RUSADA that declared figure skater Kamila Valieva bore \u0027no fault\u0027 after returning a sample for a banned substance ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.…

Wednesday, Jan 4

13

Valieva recreates viral Wednesday Addams dance on ice

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"Jenna Ortega’s epic dance scene as Wednesday Addams has proved a smash hit, with her quirky moves and striking all-black gown attracting millions of views on social media and beyond. Now it has inspired a recreation in the world of ice…

Saturday, Dec 10

23

Mihara crowned Grand Prix Final champion after Sakamoto stumbles

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"Mai Mihara was seen sobbing in the mixed zone immediately after her performance, but they quickly turned to tears of joy after Sakamoto only scored 116.70 for her routine, that included an invalid element and several mistakes. It was her…

Uno crowned Grand Prix Final champion as Malinin struggles with injury

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"Uno\u0027s opening quad loop was rated the best-executed jump by the judges in the men\u0027s singles free skate. The world champion, who took bronze in Beijing in February, received a standing ovation for his stunning routine that won…

Friday, Dec 9

21

Miura and Kihara seal first Grand Prix Final title ahead of World Champions Knierim and Fraz

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"Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won their first figure skating Grand Prix Final after beating American duo Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier in Turin. The Japanese pair are gunning for gold at the World Championships in Saitama next March…

Thursday, Dec 8

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Shoma takes healthy lead into figure skating Grand Prix Final

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"The Japanese world champion scored straight nines from the judging panel for his artistry and is now heavy favourite to win his first Grand Prix Final since his junior title in 2014. He\u0027s ahead of his compatriots Yamamoto Sota and…

Monday, Nov 28

10

Gilles and Poirier win gold at ISU Figure Skating Espoo Grand Prix

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"Canada\u0027s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier win the gold medal at the ISU Figure Skating Espoo Grand Prix 2022 with a stunning routine to music from the "Evita" soundtrack. Stream top winter sports action live on discovery+ and eurosport…

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‘Quad god’ Malinin takes gold at Grand Prix of Espoo

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"Ilia Malinin took men’s gold medal at the Grand Prix of Espoo on Saturday. The ‘quad god’ went for a quad Axel as the first element in his program, landing it even if he slightly underrotated and touched his hand down."

Saturday, Nov 26

17

Ghilardi and Ambrosini star to win Grand Prix gold in Espoo

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"Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini claimed gold in the pairs programme at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix in Espoo, Finland to book their spot at the Grand Prix Final in Torino next month."

Friday, Nov 25

21

Malinin suffers opening day fall at Finland Grand Prix

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"Men\u0027s favourite Ilia Malinin harmed his chances of victory at the Figure Skating Grand Prix in Espoo with a fall in the short programme. The 17-year-old from USA was the headline event in Finland but stumbled on his triple axel…

Saturday, Nov 19

20

Japan enjoy successful day with five medals in NHK Trophy

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"Japan won gold in both the pairs event thanks to Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, and inthe men\u0027s event through Shoma Uno. Cha Jun-hwan finished third for South Korea to prevent a Japanese clean sweep. Japan now sit top of the medal…