2025 World silver medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan is looking to upgrade his technical content this season, as he prepares for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games.
Metelkina/Berulava: Not afraid of Olympic pressure
Pairs skaters Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava look forward to their first Olympics together, competing for Georgia. Reporter Victoria Burdman spoke with the duo at Skate America to learn more about their mindset and preparations for the Olympic season.
2025 Skate America: The Many Faces of Success
2025 Saatva Skate America, the fifth of six events in the 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, took place November 14-16 in Lake Placid, New York. The last time the event was held in Lake Placid was 2017. This winter wonderland of a town was also home to the 1980 and 1932 Winter …
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Top 10 Storylines for the Season
The ISU Grand Prix series officially starts this weekend at the Grand Prix de France in Angers. Skating fans have already seen many top competitors at Challenger Series events, but now things will start to get serious. We are now less than 4 months away from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, so the window …
Lopareva/Brissaud: Finding Their Voice on the Ice
French ice dancers Evgenia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud look to reach the top level of their sport and make the French Olympic team.
Green/Parsons Lean Into Creativity
Last week’s Champs Camp had a different–and positive–vibe for Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, compared to other recent training camps. For the first time in several years, the duo are starting this season feeling ready, prepared, and, most important, healthy. Green and Parsons, who train at the Michigan Ice Dance Academy [MIDA] in Canton, are …
Pereira/Michaud: “We’re hungry for more”
Figure skaters Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud look to claim a spot on Canada's team for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Smart/Dieck Surprise with Breakout Season
“We learned a big lesson this year: Material matters,” Olivia Smart said in the mixed zone at the 2025 ISU World Championships in Boston, MA. “No matter the skate, no matter what you do on that day, the material and the program you present have got to be strong. It truly makes such a difference …
Lim/Quan Talk About Citizenship Journey
Ice dancers Hannah Lim and Ye Quan have represented South Korea for three seasons now, and Lim has South Korean citizenship through her parents. But this week’s ISU Four Continents marks the first time Quan will compete internationally as a citizen of South Korea. It seems particularly fitting, then, that the event takes place in …
Alysa Liu: On & Off the Ice
Alysa Liu, two-time U.S. National champion, recently returned to competitive figure skating after a two-year break. We chat with Alysa about her life since the Beijing Olympics, her interests and passions, and how her skating is going this season.