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• Alysa Liu defends national title in Greensboro

  25-01-2020 06:49 via goldenskate.com
  
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  2020 U.S. Nationals
  Ladies’ Free Skate
  Alysa Liu rose from second after the Short Program to defend her title after the Free Skate on Friday night in Greensboro, N.C. Mariah Bell captured the silver, while Bradie Tennell slipped to third for the bronze.
  Liu reeled off a triple Axel-double toe, but underrotated and put a foot down on a quad Lutz attempt in her mature routine to “Illumination” by Jennifer Thomas. The defending champion also landed a second
  
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• Aleksandr Selevko: ‘Spotlight shy’ but determined

  15-04-2024 05:57 via goldenskate.com
  Aleksandr Selevko
  ‘Spotlight shy’
  In the world of figure skating, there’s nothing quite like that one magical tournament where everything falls into place. For Estonian figure skater Aleksandr Selevko, the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas were exactly that. Not only did he win the silver, but he also became the first Estonian skater to medal at a senior-level ISU Championship. This feat came unexpectedly to many—including himself.
  “I didn’t have high exp
  
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• Andrei Mozalev

  15-04-2024 00:53 via goldenskate.com
  
  Andrei Mozalev (Russian: Андрей Михайлович Мозалёв) is a Russian skater who was born on March 24, 2003 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  Since January 2024 he has been training in Moscow, in Eteri Tutberidze’s group.He was coached by Kirill Davydenko in St. Petersburg from 2012 to December 2023.
  At the senior level, he is the 2022 Russian national bronze medali
  
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• Word Scramble – New Game!!!

  15-04-2024 00:49 via goldenskate.com
  How to play: Post a 4 letter word like…cats but post scrambled word like… tcas. Whoever unscrambles the word would then post another 4 letter word.
  My word to unscramble
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• 2024 Paris: General Info

  15-04-2024 00:47 via goldenskate.com
  The 2024 Summer Olympics, also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, France, as the main host city. Events will take place across metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti—an island within the French overseas country and overseas collectivity of French Polynesia.
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• Nathan Chen

  15-04-2024 00:46 via goldenskate.com
  
  U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen was born on May 5, 1999, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, the five-time US champion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), the 2018, 2019 and 2021 World champion, the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 Grand Prix Final champion, a bronze medalist in the 2018 Olympic Team Event and a silver medalist in the 2022 Olympic Team Event.
  Chen is the first skater to have landed five…
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• Words and rhyme – game

  15-04-2024 00:14 via goldenskate.com
  Hey guys. How about a game where we do words in rhyme? Or even sentences?for example:
  User1workUser2pork
  testUser3westdayUser4going awayhouseUser 5Miki Maussoul
  etc.
  I’ll start:
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• Reed and Ambrulevicius: Triumphs and transformations

  08-04-2024 06:28 via goldenskate.com
  Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius perform their Rhythm Dance at the 2023 European Figure Skating Championships on home ice in Kaunas, Lithuania.
  Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius
  Following their bronze medal triumph at the 2024 European Championships, Lithuania’s Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius are wasting no time in their efforts to enhance their performance for the upcoming 2024-25 season. This past season marked a pinnacle in the careers of these ice dancers who joined
  
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• Amber Glenn focuses on 2024-25 after turbulent season

  01-04-2024 07:35 via goldenskate.com
  Amber Glenn
  USA’s Amber Glenn recently capped off her turbulent season with a respectable tenth-place finish at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. It didn’t come easy, however. Earlier this fall, the 24-year-old had a collision with another skater during practice. This resulted in a concussion and a left orbital bone fracture. As a result, she withdrew from the Challenger series to recover and only had a week to prepare for her first competition of the season: Skate America
  
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• Ilia Malinin soars to new heights in Montreal

  24-03-2024 21:07 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Yuma Kagiyama (JPN), Ilia Malinin (USA) and Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) pose with their medals at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 World Figure Skating Championships: Men
  USA’s Ilia Malinin soared to new heights with his record-breaking free skate in Montreal on Saturday night. He won the gold medal with 24.11 to spare, improving from his third-place finish last season. Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won his third straight silver medal at this event, while Ada
  
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• Chock and Bates repeat as World Champions

  24-03-2024 19:11 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (CAN), Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), and Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri (ITA) pose with their medals at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance
  USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates repeated as world champions in ice dance in Montreal, Canada, on Saturday. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada rose up one spot to claim the silver, while Italy’s Charlene Guignard and Mar
  
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• Kaori Sakamoto takes third consecutive World title

  23-03-2024 07:58 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Isabeau Levito (USA) silver medalist, Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) gold medalist and Chaeyeon Kim (KOR) bronze medalist pose with their medals at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 World Figure Skating Championships: Women
  Kaori Sakamoto of Japan convincingly took her third consecutive world title in Montreal, Canada, on Friday night. USA’s Isabeau Levito maintained second to win the silver, while Chaeyeon Kim of South Korea rose from sixth to claim the bro
  
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• Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps golden in Montreal

  22-03-2024 06:31 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps (CAN) share a celebratory hug with Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin (GER) who won the bronze at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Silver medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (JPN) were absent due to “medical reasons.”
  2024 World Figure Skating Championships: Pairs
  Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada claimed the Pairs gold on home ice in Montreal on Thursday night in what was an exciting event. Jap
  
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• Anthony Paradis: A peek behind the glam

  17-03-2024 07:47 via goldenskate.com
  2024 Canadian bronze medalist Anthony Paradis earned all-new personal best scores in his appearance at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taipei.
  Anthony Paradis
  Anthony Paradis burst onto the scene at the 2024 Canadian National Championships where he unexpectedly came in third with two exquisite performances. Unlike many skaters his age, Paradis does not yet have a triple Axel or quad jump in his repertoire. However, his excellent spins and footwork, as well as his dedicated
  
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• Flores and Wang: ‘Liv, Laugh, Luke’

  09-03-2024 06:38 via goldenskate.com
  USA’s Olivia Flores and Luke Wang pose for photo at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Champions in Taipei.
  Olivia Flores and Luke Wang
  USA’s Olivia Flores and Luke Wang capped off their first full season with a silver medal at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
  Having joined forces in 2022, the two former singles skaters made their international debut at the 2023 Challenge Cup in the Netherlands. One year later, they not only secured the Junior World sil
  
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• Minkyu Seo cinches Men’s title at Junior Worlds

  03-03-2024 03:44 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Silver medalist Rio Nakata (JPN), gold medalist Minkyu Seo (KOR) and bronze medalist Adam Hagara (SVK) pose at the medal ceremony at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships on March 02, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
  2024 Junior Worlds: Men
  Minkyu Seo of the Republic of Korea cinched the Men’s title at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships on Mar 2, 2024. In doing so, he became the first skater to win a medal for his country in the Men’s discipline for this event. R
  
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• Neset and Markelov secure Junior World gold in Taipei

  02-03-2024 20:57 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Silver medalists Elizabeth Tkachenko and Alexei Kiliakov (ISR), gold medalists Leah Neset and Artem Markelov (USA) and bronze medalists Darya Grimm and Michail Savitskiy (GER) pose at the medal ceremony at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships on March 02, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
  2024 Junior Worlds: Ice Dance
  USA’s Leah Neset and Artem Markelov secured the gold medal in their second appearance at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships on March 2, 2024, in Tai
  
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• Mao Shimada defends Junior World title

  01-03-2024 20:51 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Silver medalist Jia Shin (KOR), gold medalist Mao Shimada (JPN) and bronze medalist Rena Uezono (JPN) pose at the medal ceremony at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships on March 01, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
  2024 Junior Worlds: Women
  Japan’s Mao Shimada moved up from second place to defend her Junior World title on March 1, 2024, in Taipei. Jia Shin of the Republic of Korea took her third silver at this event, while Rena Uezono of Japan pocked the bronze in
  
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• Metelkina and Berulava seize Junior World Pairs’ title

  29-02-2024 22:53 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Silver medalists Olivia Flores and Luke Wang (USA), gold medalists Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava (GEO) and bronze medalists Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer (USA) pose at the medal ceremony at the 2024 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships on February 29, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
  2024 Junior Worlds: Pairs
  Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia seized the Pairs’ title in Taipei on February 29, 2024, taking the gold with nearly 13 points to spare. USA’
  
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• Metelkina and Berulava secure Junior World Pairs’ title

  29-02-2024 22:53 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Silver medalists Olivia Flores and Luke Wang (USA), gold medalists Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava (GEO) and bronze medalists Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer (USA) pose at the medal ceremony at the 2024 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships on February 29, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
  2024 Junior Worlds: Pairs
  Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia secured the Pairs’ title in Taipei on February 29, 2024, taking the gold with nearly 13 points to spare. USA&rsquo
  
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• Demougeot and Le Mercier: Scaling new heights

  25-02-2024 07:08 via goldenskate.com
  Loicia Demougeot and Theo le Mercier of France compete in the Free Dance at 2023 NHK Trophy at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome on November 25, 2023, in Osaka, Japan.
  Loicia Demougeot and Theo Le Mercier
  The emerging French ice dance team of Loicia Demougeot and Theo Le Mercier are scaling new heights. Hailing from Villard de Lans, the duo has demonstrated remarkable improvement over the past two seasons, ascending the ranks while posting new personal best scores along the way. Their outstanding
  
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• Lethbridge athlete heading to Special Olympics Canada Winter Games

  14-02-2024 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games are coming to Calgary, and a single Lethbridge athlete is getting ready to head to Nationals for the first time. Sarah Jones has more.
  
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• Benoit Richaud talks students, inspirations and dreams

  09-02-2024 19:07 via goldenskate.com
  Benoît Richaud
  In a short span of time, French choreographer Benoit Richaud swiftly ascended to become a highly esteemed figure in his domain. Gaining first attention by choreographing Deniss Vasiljevs’ free program to Tron in the 2015-16 season, he now works with high level athletes from all over the globe. This season, the 36-year-old was nominated for the International Skating Union’s (ISU) “Choreographer of the Year” for the third time, a nomination very meanin
  
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• Catching up with Stéphane Lambiel

  07-02-2024 07:29 via goldenskate.com
  Stéphane Lambiel during the 2023-24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating at iceSheffield on November 13, 2022 in Sheffield, England.
  Stéphane Lambiel
  Stéphane Lambiel, the two-time World champion from Switzerland, has garnered remarkable success in recent years as a coach. Notably, he coached Japanese sensation Shoma Uno to secure two World Championships and an Olympic bronze medal. Additionally, he played a key role in guiding Deniss Vasiljevs of Latvia and Koshiro Shimada of J
  
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• Gilles and Poirier add Four Continents gold to collection

  04-02-2024 17:52 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Laurence Fournier Beaudry/Nikolaj Soerensen (CAN), Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (CAN) and Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko (USA) pose with their medals at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance
  Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada secured their first Four Continents title in Shanghai, China, on Sunday. This is their fourth medal at this event, adding gold to their two silvers (2014 and 2020) and bronze (2019
  
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• Yuma Kagiyama wins first Four Continents title

  03-02-2024 20:13 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Shun Sato (JPN), Yuma Kagiyama (JPN) and Junhwan Cha (KOR) pose with their medals at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: Men
  Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won his first Four Continents title in Shanghai on Saturday. And he did it with 32.99 points to spare. Teammate Shun Sato upgraded his bronze from last year to a silver, while Junhwan Cha of South Korea took the bronze.
  Yuma Kagiyama
  Kagiyama opened his dy
  
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• Stellato-Dudek claim Four Continents title

  03-02-2024 10:00 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara (JPN), Deanna Stellato-Dudek/Maxime Deschamps (CAN) and Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea (USA) pose with their medals at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: Pairs
  Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada claimed the Pairs’ title at the 2024 Four Continents on Saturday in Shanghai, China. It was their third consecutive appearance at this event, and they upgraded from a bronze from l
  
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• Mone Chiba commands Women at 2024 Four Continents

  02-02-2024 20:00 via goldenskate.com
  (L-R) Chaeyeon Kim (KOR), Mone Chiba (JPN) and Rinka Watanabe (JPN) pose with their medalst at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
  2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: Women
  Japan’s Mone Chiba commanded the Women’s event at the Four Continents, taking the gold on Friday in Shanghai, China. Chaeyeon Kim of South Korea captured the silver, while Rinka Watanabe of Japan moved up to grab the bronze.
  Mone Chiba
  Chiba skated a quality short program to &ldqu
  
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• Alberta’s Behnke and Sauve to serve as Canadian flag-bearers at Youth Olympics

  31-01-2024 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian figure skaters Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve will serve as closing ceremony flag-bearers at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
  
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• Four-year ban for Kamila Valieva; 2022 Olympic team medals recalculated

  30-01-2024 20:48 via goldenskate.com
  Russia’s figure skater Kamila Valieva competes in the women’s free skating event during the Russian Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the Megasport arena in Moscow on November 26, 2023.
  Four-year ban for Kamila Valieva
  Kamila Valieva was considered a frontrunner for the 2022 Olympic gold medal. However, the teen faced consequences in a case that significantly disrupted the Beijing Games and prevented other athletes from receiving their deserved medals.
  On December 25, 2021, during the
  
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