International Figure Skating

One year later, Patrick Chan has no regrets about his decision to retire from competitive figure skating. But retirement has not meant the 28-year-old is kicking back in a rocking chair, putting his feet up and taking it easy. If anything, Chan has b

One year ago, Anjelika Krylova, the two-time World ice dance champion (1998-1999) and the 1998 Olympic silver medalist with Oleg Ovsyannikov, returned to her Russian homeland after living and working for 24 years in the U.S. Krylova, who moved to Mos

Tom Collins, the man behind Champions on Ice (COI), the longest-running skating tour in North American history, was honored at a reunion in May. An elite group of skaters celebrated the beloved tour producer — who did so much for so many in the years

He knew it was time for a change after not qualifying for a spot on the 2018 U.S. Olympic team, following a sixth-place finish at nationals in San Jose, California. Jason Brown also knew he wanted to continue competing for another four years and if h

The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame named its 2019 honor list in April. This year’s inductees all hail from regions outside North America. Two ice dance teams — one from Russia, the other from the former Czechoslovakia — a singles skater from Slova

AS SHE STOOD ATOP THE PODIUM AT THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MILAN, ITALY—ADMITTEDLY SHOCKED TO BE THERE — KAETLYN OSMOND’S HEAD WAS SPINNING. AS MANY THOUGHTS FLOWED THROUGH HER MIND AT THAT MOMENT, ONE IN PARTICULAR STOOD OUT ABOVE THE REST. THI

So much has changed in the world of figure skating the past 25 years. Champions have come and gone; some have remained involved in the sport, while others have stepped away and moved on to new careers. One of the major changes that took place in this

Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov are fixtures in the world of pairs. The husband and wife team have been coaching pairs skaters in St. Petersburg for decades. The family business expanded when their grandson, Vasilii Velikov, a former singles and

EVAN LYSACEK, the 2010 Olympic champion, announced his engagement to Duangpatra “Dang” Bodiratnangkura, a residential real estate developer based in Los Angeles, on April 6. “I cannot express enough how lucky I feel to have found my perfect match in

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled the design of the medals that will be awarded at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, next January. Zakea Page, a 20-year-old from Wellington, New Zealand, submitted the winning ent

The popular reality skating show “Battle of the Blades” will return to the small screen in Canada in the fall of 2019. A successful four-season run ended in 2013 due to government budget cuts at the CBC network, Canada’s public broadcaster. No one wa