ISU World Champion Shoma Uno reigned supreme at the ISU Grand Prix Final in Torino to claim the title, his first after two silver and two bronze. Sota Yamamoto took silver on his final debut and ISU World Junior Champion Ilia Malinin (USA) rose from fifth to earn bronze.
Kim Min Sun (KOR) continued her 500m winning streak with a third consecutive gold in the ISU World Cup in Calgary on Friday. Ragne Wiklund (NOR) took the ranking lead in the women’s 3000m, winning her second gold this season, ahead of Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (NED) and Marijke Groenewoud (NED).
Wesly Dijs (NED) won the 1500m in Calgary for his career-first World Cup medal, while Connor Howe (CAN) came sixth to retain his lead in the ranking, before his team came second in the men’s Team Pursuit behind USA.
Kaori Sakamoto of Japan was at the top of her game at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Torino on Friday. The ISU World Champion setting a season’s best score to lead the Women’s event after the Short Program.
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier of Canada captured the lead in the Rhythm Dance at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino on Friday, but it will be tight race in the Free Dance with Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA) and Italy’s Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri close behind in second and third place respectively.
2022 ISU World silver medalists Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara continued to make history in winning gold at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino on Friday – Japan’s first Pairs medal at this event.
Japan’s Mao Shimada followed in the footsteps of her famous namesake Mao Asada (JPN) to win gold at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino on Friday. Asada had won the Junior Final in 2005.
ISU World Junior bronze medalists Nadiia Bashynska/Peter Beaumont of Canada skated confidently into the lead in the Rhythm Dance as the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final continued in Torino on Friday.
After two autumn competitions in Stavanger (NOR) and Heerenveen (NED) in November, the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Series goes into full winter mode with back-to-back events in Calgary on December 9-11 and 16-18, 2022. Outdoor temperatures dip far below zero, but the ice under the roof of the Olympic Oval will be fast. Being the only track at altitude which the Skaters attend this international season, all eyes will be on the record boards.
World silver medalists Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara (JPN) lead in the Pairs Short Program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino (ITA) Thursday.
World Champion Shoma Uno led a Japanese sweep of the Men’s Short Program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino (ITA) on Thursday.
Mao Shimada (JPN) edged Jia Shin (KOR) in the Junior Women’s Short Program at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino (ITA) Thursday.
Sophia Baram/Daniel Tioumentsev (USA) grabbed the lead in the Junior Pairs Short Program as the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final continued in Torino (ITA) Thursday.
Lucas Broussard (USA) took the lead in the Junior Men’s Short Program as the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final kicked off Thursday in Torino (ITA).
After the two opening events in North America producing a thrilling mix of world records, dominant performances and new names, all eyes are now on Almaty (KAZ) for the third leg of the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating 2022/23 season.