Adam Siao Him Fa, ready for the next 8 years of his career
France’s Adam Siao Him Fa has just finished the first World Championships of his career – literally: we’re doing this interview in the Media Lounge while in the arena the men’s medal ceremony is under…
Benoît Richaud: “For Kaori Sakamoto, this is just the beginning”
There’s so much certainty, so much conviction in this line – one that Benoît Richaud expresses towards the end of our interview in Montpellier, France, at 2022 Worlds –, that you won’t doubt it for…
Ukrainian skaters at Worlds: sending the message of a country hit by war
Head to head, we look into Lilia’s phone and we keep quiet. “Red is for bombing, green means bombing is over. Now it’s bombing!” Lines of sentences in Ukrainian, and red and green exclamation points…
Team Papadakis-Cizeron-Haguenauer. Journey to the Top
World renowned coach and choreographer, one of the main figures at Ice Academy of Montreal, Romain Haguenauer is commonly referred to as the longtime coach of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. But not just that.…
Wenjing Sui and Cong Han. Olympic gold, to crown a fabulous career
Embed from Getty Images For once in the last couple of days, the noise surrounding the figure skating competition at 2022 Olympics fell silent – and all people, skating fans, observers and skaters altogether joined…
EVENTS
Coronation. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron win Olympic gold
Embed from Getty Images The Olympic gold medal eluded them four years ago in PyeongChang, in what might have been the most…
Gold in Beijing: Nathan Chen has climbed his Mount Olympus
Nathan Chen’s expression at the start of his “Rocket Man”…
Men’s short program at the Olympics? We’re in awe!
They say you can’t win a competition with your short…
THE OLYMPIC SEASON IN PHOTOS. Dancing in Espoo, at Finlandia Trophy
At the beginning of October, at 2021 Finlandia Trophy, 17…
IN FOCUS: YUZURU HANYU
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…
Through the lens: Yuzuru Hanyu in Helsinki. A season that started like no other
With the injury on his right ankle, Yuzuru Hanyu’s current…
Brian Orser: “As a mature skater, you’re not gonna win every competition. Pick your battles”
No doubt about it: interviewing Brian Orser is always a…
2018 Olympics in PyeongChang: here’s to the ones who dream
Embed from Getty Images These Olympics have been a dream.…
INTERVIEWS
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron: “We are going for the gold and we really believe in that goal”
A keen, palpable sense of anticipation surrounded Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron’s return to competitive ice, after what has been the longest…
Dmitri Aliev: “Fate has gifted me with figure skating”
It was fate – he says, when talking about his…
Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri. Believers. Fighters. Doers.
You’ll notice a word repeating in this detailed conversation with…
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…
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Stéphane Lambiel: “Do it. Show us your colours!”
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