Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier: “Going into this year, the focus was: Find joy”

On the ice, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are some of the most flamboyant skaters out there. Portraying their characters to the fingertips, being one with them as soon as they step on the ice,…

Bruno Marcotte on Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “What really sets them apart is the lightning that happens when they skate together”

We’re talking to Bruno Marcotte literally 15 minutes after his students, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, had been crowned Grand Prix Final champions in Olympic Palavela in Torino, Italy. Little after their relieved reaction in…

Get to know Romania’s Julia Sauter. A strong-willed, self-made skater

Two weeks before 2023 Europeans in Espoo, Julia Sauter had some roller coaster days to deal with. Emotional ones, with high highs and low lows, but some that finished with a smile in Otopeni, Romania,…

Anna Cappellini: “Life changed quite a bit, but I still like to be involved in the sport”

You know what? There was this Anna Cappellini air in the world of ice dancing this season – since Finland’s Yuka Orihara asked to borrow one of Anna’s Latin trademark dresses, and wore it throughout…

Meet Nikolaj Memola, Junior Grand Prix Final champion and history maker

When answering these questions – on December 8th, in Torino – Italy’s Nikolaj Memola hadn’t yet won the Junior Grand Prix Final gold on home ground. He was second after the short program – a…

EVENTS

Shoma Uno wins gold in Torino, coach Stéphane Lambiel is on cloud nine: “Shoma is not a big name from today, but for a long time already”

Shoma Uno wins gold in Torino, coach Stéphane Lambiel is on cloud nine: “Shoma is not a big name from today, but for a long time already”

“What?! Shoma said he didn’t know my programs?”, amused Stéphane Lambiel stops at the door of the press conference room in Torino,…

Photos that you feel. 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy

To tell you the truth, we’ve become very attached to…

Photos that you feel: 2022 Grand Prix de France

With previous stops in Norwood and in Mississauga, we’ve now…

FEATURES

On dreams, goals and confidence. Notes on the women’s event at Lombardia Trophy

On dreams, goals and confidence. Notes on the women’s event at Lombardia Trophy

What might have been seen as an upsetting start of the season for the World champion – Kaori Sakamoto finished second in…

Inside competitive mind. Top skaters share their thoughts at the beginning of the season

Interviews, short stories, photos featuring Kaori Sakamoto, Charlène Guignard and…

Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi: following the gold fish

Taking the time to reassess Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi’s…

INTERVIEWS

Stéphane Lambiel: “I want Shoma to have no limits in his dreams”

Stéphane Lambiel: “I want Shoma to have no limits in his dreams”

This particular interview? You may see it, and we envisioned it as a follow-up to our first conversation with Stéphane Lambiel regarding…

Adam Siao Him Fa, ready for the next 8 years of his career

France’s Adam Siao Him Fa has just finished the first…

Benoît Richaud: “For Kaori Sakamoto, this is just the beginning”

There’s so much certainty, so much conviction in this line…