Miho Takagi (JPN) shook off some mid-season rust on Friday, winning two gold medals at her first ISU Four Continents Championships appearance. The Japanese superstar recorded a season-best time of 1:52.37 to win the 1500m, after she had already snatched gold in the Team Sprint with Kurumi Inagawa and Ayano Sato at the Utah Olympic Oval.
Greetings to all ISU followers. My name is Jeroen Adriaanse, a 26-year-old sports reporter from the Netherlands, and I am thrilled to take you with me during the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024.
The ISU Four Continents Championships are the latest addition to the international Speed Skating calendar. At the first three editions in Milwaukee (2019), Calgary (2022) and Quebec (2023) many top Skaters from outside Europe decided to skip the tournament, but the fourth edition is held on the fastest ice on earth in Salt Lake City and everyone is eager to start.
After a rigorous initial online selection phase held from December 11th 2023 to January 7th 2024, where the public and media actively participated in voting for their preferred candidates (view the complete list here), the 2024 ISU Skating Awards Selection Commission meticulously reviewed the voting outcomes. Consequently, three outstanding Nominees have been formally chosen for each of the six Award categories.
On Saturday, Hanne Desmet (BEL) held the lead in the 1500m final before falling on the penultimate lap and missing out on the podium. On Sunday, the 27-year-old did everything right as she defended her 1000m title by a comfortable margin to finish the ISU European Short Track Championships 2024 in Gdansk, Poland, on a high.
Pietro Sighel (ITA) completed a clean sweep at the ISU European Short Track Championships 2024 in Gdansk, Poland, on Sunday, winning the men's 1000m final to claim his third gold medal of the weekend after winning the 500m and 1500m on Saturday.
The women’s competition at the 2024 ISU European Short Track Championships was set to be a battle between Hanne Desmet (BEL) and Xandra Velzeboer (NED), who are both in the top four of the overall World Cup rankings.
Ice Dancers Charlène Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA) retained their ISU European title as competition wrapped up Saturday at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Kaunas (LTU).
Pietro Sighel (ITA) got off the best possible start in his ISU European Short Track Championships 2024 campaign as he won two gold medals in two events at the Hala Olivia in Gdansk, Poland, on Saturday.
Loena Hendrickx (BEL) made history once more and won the first ISU European Figure Skating title in Single Skating for Belgium - and the first European title for her country since 1947 - as the ISU European Figure Skating Championships continued in Kaunas (LTU) Saturday.
Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) defended his second consecutive title in style as the Men’s event at the ISU European Championships 2024 concluded Friday in Kaunas (LTU) with the Free Skating.
Reigning European Ice Dance Champions Charlène Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA) danced to the lead in the Rhythm Dance at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Kaunas (LTU) Friday.
Pietro Sighel is one of the most exciting Short Track skaters Italy has ever produced. He is all about raw speed, and after a couple of seasons of promising great things on the ISU World Cup circuit, made his major breakthrough in 2022-23.
Lucrezia Beccari/Matteo Guarise (ITA) soared to gold as the Pairs event at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships concluded Thursday in Kaunas (LTU).
Hot favorite Loena Hendrickx (BEL) won the Women’s Short Program as the ISU European Figure Skating Championships continued in Kaunas (LTU) Thursday.