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Kostner wins fifth European title
Jan 26, 2013 16:36 EST
World champion Carolina Kostner of Italy won her fifth European women's figure skating title here on Saturday.
Fernandez gives Spain historic title
Jan 26, 2013 12:51 EST
Javier Fernandez on Saturday became the first Spaniard to win the European men's figure-skating title, clinching it with a fine free programme in which he landed three quadruple jumps.
Hanyu seeks Olympic glory after disaster
Nov 25, 2012 17:17 EST
A couple of morning earth tremors and two pratfalls on the ice failed to stop 17-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu from gliding to a figure skating Grand Prix victory in his tsunami-hit home town.
Hanyu breaks sets skating world record at home GP
Nov 23, 2012 06:23 EST
Hometown boy Yuzuru Hanyu broke his own short-programme world record to lead the figure skating Grand Prix in Japan at an arena that doubled as a mortuary after the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster.
Fernandez out skates Chan in short routine
Oct 26, 2012 23:31 EDT
Spain's Javier Fernandez upstaged Canadian star Patrick Chan in the men's short programme at Skate Canada, second stop on Figure Skating's Grand Prix circuit at Windsor, Ontario.
Chan, Kostner golden at Grand Prix Final
Dec 10, 2011 20:01 EST
Canada?s reigning world champion Patrick Chan stumbled twice and fell once, but held on for his second consecutive win at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final on Saturday.
Chan seizes lead at skating Grand Prix Final
Dec 09, 2011 23:46 EST
World champion Patrick Chan slammed into the barrier on landing his opening quad-triple jump combination, but carried on to claim the early lead in his title defence at the ISU Grand Prix Final.
World's figure skating elite battle in GP Final
Dec 09, 2011 00:46 EST
Reigning world champion Patrick Chan and Japanese 2010 world champions Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada are among 36 top figure skating stars who will compete in this week's ISU Grand Prix Final.
Returning skater Kim has gold in her eyes
Apr 24, 2011 23:38 EDT
South Korean figure skating sensation Kim Yu-Na will make her much-anticipated return to the ice at the world championships in Moscow this week.
Kim and Asada rekindle figure skating rivalry in Moscow
Apr 24, 2011 15:34 EDT
Figure skating superstars Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada will rekindle their long-running rivalry in the relocated world figure skating championships starting here on Monday.
S.Korean figure skater sues former agent
Mar 21, 2011 03:34 EDT
South Korea's Olympics figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na is suing her former agent for failing to pay the athlete part of her endorsement earnings, her lawyer said.
S.Korea's Cyworld touts privacy in battle with Facebook
Dec 16, 2010 08:48 EST
Bullying is a big problem in the digital playgrounds of the world's social networks. But South Korea's top social networking site Cyworld is touting several distinctive features -- including making people prove who they are in the real world before they can join their virtual one.
Figure skater Kim to deliver 'love letter to Korea'
Nov 30, 2010 12:47 EST
Olympic women's figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na announced a new programme for next season Tuesday which her choreographer described as a "love letter" to her native Korea.
American Alissa Czisny wins Skate Canada
Oct 30, 2010 22:55 EDT
American Alissa Czisny wins Skate Canada, Canada's Patrick Chan takes men's title. American Alissa Czisny rallied to win Skate Canada International women's title Saturday night, taking advantage of Canadian star Cynthia Phaneuf's two falls.
Japanese figure skating stars eye golden season
Oct 21, 2010 21:57 EDT
Along with South Korea's Kim and American Lysacek most of the medallists from January's Vancouver Games have opted to skip the six-leg series which gets underway on Friday with the NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan.
Olympic champion Kim hires Oppegard as new coach
Oct 05, 2010 22:41 EDT
Olympic champion skater Kim Yu-na hires American Peter Oppegard as new coach. Olympic champion Kim Yu-na on Tuesday hired former pairs figure skater Peter Oppegard as her new coach, two months after splitting with Brian Orser.
Figure skater Kim decides on American Oppegard as new coach
Oct 05, 2010 21:12 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kim Yuna hired American Peter Oppegard as her new coach on Tuesday, ending much speculation following the South Korean's sudden split with Canadian Brian Orser.
Kim selects Oppegard as new coach
Oct 05, 2010 18:26 EDT
Olympic women's figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na has selected Peter Oppegard, the brother-in-law of US skating legend Michelle Kwan, as her new coach, Kim announced on Tuesday.
Kim selects Oppegard as new coach
Oct 05, 2010 17:22 EDT
Olympic women's figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na has selected Peter Oppegard, the brother-in-law of US skating legend Michelle Kwan, as her new coach, Kim announced on Tuesday.
Olympic skater Kim Yu-Na to train in California
Sep 06, 2010 01:10 EDT
South Korea's Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na has moved her training base from Toronto to California after splitting with her Canadian coach, Kim's agency said Monday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Figure skating | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1984 Sarajevo | Men's Singles |
| Silver | 1988 Calgary | Men's Singles |
