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Japan
Japan’s ‘Ice Prince’ Yuzuru Hanyu retires from competitive figure skating
On July 19, 2022, Japan’s 'Ice Prince' Yuzuru Hanyu announced his decision to continue as a professional figure skater and retire...
Ryan General
Sports
Viral Olympics GIF allegedly shows Team China speed skater push puck to trip Team Canada opponent
Short tracker Kexin Fan, 28, was filmed making contact with a marker that caused Canadian opponent Alyson Charles to fall during the women’...
Carl Samson
News
South Korean Olympic Skater Banned for Depantsing Fellow Athlete Moves to China to Compete
A South Korean-born Chinese Olympic skating champion, who has been banned from the South Korean national team due to sexual harassment, migh...
SF Skate Club Co-Founder Thuy Nguyen Passes Away at 41
Thuy Anne-Marie Nguyen, the beloved co-founder of SF Skate Club on Divisadero in San Francisco, has passed away at the age of 41. Final good...
Bryan Ke
Lifestyle
Blind Japanese Skater Stuns the Internet By Using a Cane to Do Tricks
A purportedly blind skater from Japan has become a social media sensation after videos of him doing impressive skateboard moves emerged onli...
Before Tony Hawk, There was Skateboarding Legend Peggy Oki
Peggy Oki was the only female member of the legendary Z-Boys, the team from Santa Monica and Venice, California that revolutionized skateboa...
Nathan Chen Wins Second World Title, Defeats Japanese Star Yuzuru Hanyu
U.S. Olympian Nathan Chen defeated Japan’s two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu to take home the World Figure Skating Championships ...
Instagram
Video of Moment Mariah Bell Cut Lim Eun-Soo Released
New video has surfaced of Mariah Bell, an American figure skater accused of intentionally injuring South Korean rival Lim Eun-soo during reh...
Khier Casino
13-Year-Old Alysa Liu Becomes the Youngest-Ever U.S. Figure Skating Champion
A 13-year-old Asian American figure skater has become the youngest national champion ever after recently winning the U.S. Figure Skating Cha...
12-Year-Old Becomes Youngest to Ever Land a Triple Axel at International Competition
Alysa Liu, a 12-year-old figure skater, is one of only three U.S. women to ever land the difficult skating move known as a triple axel in an...
North Korean Skater Totally Caught Trying to Cheat at the Olympics
A North Korean speed skater has been disqualified from an Olympic event after suspiciously crashing multiple times in an apparent attempt to...
The Most Random Olympic Gold Medal Win In History is Going Viral Again
A memorable Olympic moment from 2002 has resurfaced online after netizens began talking about it on social media. The viral incident involv...
Asia
The Power Went Out During His Performance, So Fans Lit Up the Ice With Their Phones
When an unfortunate power failure almost ruined the performance of a talented figure skater during an international event in Taipei last wee...
Teen Olympian Called ‘The Future of Men’s Figure Skating’ is Asian American
Joining figure U.S. Figure Skating Champion Nathan Chen in the formidable American contingent seeking Olympic glory in South Korea next mont...
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