Dmitri Aliev: “Fate has gifted me with figure skating”
It was fate – he says, when talking about his skating journey. A phone call the family received from coach Evgeni Rukavicin in Saint Petersburg. Dmitri Aliev was 13 at the time, living with his…
Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri. Believers. Fighters. Doers.
You’ll notice a word repeating in this detailed conversation with Italy’s Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri. “We had to fight since the very beginning… It hasn’t been the easiest career, but somehow we managed to…
Brian Orser’s story with the Europeans. And a conversation about his European skaters, old & new
This interview was meant to be about Brian Orser’s own journey at the Europeans. After all, he’s been a part of it for almost a decade now, their histories intersect – Brian travelled with Spain’s…
Stéphane Lambiel: “Do it. Show us your colours!”
This wonderfully talented skater turned into a great coach has always been a joy to interview. And 2020 Europeans were no exception – we talked to Stéphane Lambiel the day after the men’s free skate…
Photo-stories from Graz (Part Four): the ladies event
Alena Kostornaia, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova have been dominating the skating world this season – their first season in seniors – and there were no doubts they would conquer the podium at 2020 Europeans…
EVENTS

Photo-stories from Graz (Part Three): the ice dancing event
Europe crowned its new ice dance champions in January, when Russia’s Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov had the skates of their lives…
Photo-stories from Graz (Part Two): the pairs event
The winner(s) take it all, the song says – and…
Photo-stories from Graz (Part One): the men’s event
You know the outcome of the competition – Dmitri Aliev…
2020 Europeans: golden competition for the Russian skaters
Towards the end of the championships a joke made its…
FEATURES

Hot & spicy skating in Chongqing, at 2019 Cup of China. Plus: the emotional comeback of Han Yan
Embed from Getty Images To the enthusiasm of the audience gathered in Chongqing arena, the fourth event of the Grand Prix Series…
2019 Skate Canada: quad-queen Alexandra Trusova debuts with a bang
You know what? Even Matt Bellamy, lead singer of Muse,…
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?
No, not really – and we’re telling you what happened…
2019 Worlds: our highlights
What are these? Dewdrops to make you remember the Worlds…
INTERVIEWS

Sara Hurtado, Kirill Khaliavin on their flamenco with a contemporary twist: “We found something special”
In their fourth season as a team, Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin decided once again to challenge themselves with one of Antonio…
Skating prodigy Andrei Kutovoi dreams of the Olympics
You might have noticed him during the Junior Grand Prix…
Matteo Rizzo: “The goal has to be high — if not, you’re not going to improve”
21-year-old Matteo Rizzo enters this season as a European bronze…
Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Nikolaj Sørensen: “This season we aim high”
interview by Florentina Tone/Bergamo So many things have changed since…
THROUGH THE LENS

Torino 2019: the culmination of the Grand Prix Series. A photo-story.
We’ll start with a warning: this story features more than 200 photos of the 24 individual skaters, pairs and ice dance teams…
A golden (s)quad at 2019 Rostelecom Cup. The photo-story of the 5th GP event
With 8 medals won out of the possible 12 (and…
One, two, three, bend! One, two, three, stretch! A (photo) journey into 2019 Internationaux de France
Among (so) many other stories, this is the Grand Prix…
2019 Finlandia Trophy: the girl with the unicorns and the triple Axel
You’ll have to agree with us: Alena Kostornaia’s triple Axel…
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Yuzuru Hanyu: return with laurels at NHK Trophy
The last time Yuzuru Hanyu had competed in NHK Trophy was in November 2016, in Sapporo – he won the gold medal in Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena, more than 30 points over Nathan Chen, the silver medalist back then. In the Olympic season, he…
2019 Nebelhorn Trophy: a photo-story.
With the Grand Prix events just around the corner, allow us to take you into one of the Challengers preceding “the big party”: the 51th edition of Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf. North American skaters took three gold medals out of four – in pairs, ladies…
Nostalgia – and a promise. The promise we’ll keep Javier Fernández in our hearts
This being the first skating season without Javier Fernández in 14 years, we chose to go down memory lane, right before the buzz, the effervescence of the Grand Prix season starts. We won’t go that far though – we’ll go to 2019 Europeans, the end…
Emmi Peltonen: “I always knew that skating was my thing”
…and how could she not? Emmi comes from a family where skating, in whichever form, reigns supreme. Last year, during the Olympics in South Korea, she made the news with being the third generation of Olympians in Peltonen family: her paternal grandfather competed in ice…
Art on Ice 2019. Iconic skater says goodbye to iconic show
“Mon Amour, avant de m’en aller, je tenais à t’écrire ces mots depuis le perron de la gare. Une partie de mon coeur reste pour toujours à tes côtés…” Towards the end of his skate to James Blunt’s “Goodbye My Lover”, Stéphane Lambiel sits on…
2019 Four Continents. A journey through emotions
This is exactly what it says it is: a journey through emotions. Small drops into the ocean, with Honda Center in Anaheim being the ocean, for this year’s edition of Four Continents Championships. So do not look for points, results or podium placements – you’ll…
Javier Fernández’s farewell – and the other big moments of the Europeans
Years and years from now, when thinking about 2019 Europeans, what will come to your mind first? You know the answer to this one: King of Europe saying goodbye to his people, loyal friends and fans. Goodbye and Thank you. It goes both ways, of…
Jason Brown: “I’m still scratching the surface of my potential”
This right here, Jason trusting there’s so much more he can offer to the world of skating, was the exact motivator of his coaching change last summer; of him leaving a world of familiarities and dive into unknown. And there you have him now, embarked…
„Gli Azzurri”, ready for the Europeans
A generous Italian squad, made of no less than 14 skaters, is heading to Minsk, Belarus, to this year’s edition of the Europeans in an attempt to bring back medals: three dance teams, two pairs, two ladies and two men. The highest chances to do…
Kaori Sakamoto: the coming of age
When you hear the name “Kaori Sakamoto”, what would come to your mind first? Her huge jumps? Her incredible speed across the ice? Her wonderful feel for the music? Or her joyful face after delivering a good performance? Over the past seasons, Kaori has won…