Tag Archives: Maia Shibutani

2014 Worlds in Saitama: no reason to disregard the event. On the contrary

The defending World champions won’t be in Saitama – and, except for Yuzuru Hanyu, the Olympic champions won’t be there either. Still, there’s a ton of reasons why you shouldn’t overlook this year’s edition of…

NHK Trophy’s highlights: it rained flowers on Mao Asada

Hats off to the Japanese audience I’ll start with that: Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, the arena hosting the 2013 edition of NHK Trophy, was a joy to watch these days; those 16.000 people were…

If Olympics were tomorrow… (1)

Rankings according to the scores received at Skate America/Skate Canada by the athletes participating at these two Grand Prix events. Inside Skating will update these rankings weekly. by Florentina Tone MEN 1. Tatsuki Machida: 265.38…

Skate America: the good and the bad

I’ve chosen my identity for today: I’m a fan. And as a fan I’ll tell you that: living in the same era with Daisuke Takahashi, this amazing Japanese skater, gives me a wonderful feeling. by…

Meryl and Charlie, the arms of the same body

Marina Zueva might have found the winning formula for Meryl Davis and Charlie White in the Olympic season: their short dance, on music from the renowned musical “My Fair Lady”, is truly a masterpiece. Actually,…