2019 World Championships
The 2019 World Championships, the second to last event of the 2018-2019 season, take place in Saitama, Japan, March 20-24.
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By Team IFS | Feb 28, 2019
The 2019 World Championships, the second to last event of the 2018-2019 season, take place in Saitama, Japan, March 20-24.
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2019 Junior Worlds will offer a glimpse into the future with many of the top skaters and teams aiming for a podium finish at the final competition of their junior careers.
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Javier Fernández bid farewell to the competitive skating world at the 2019 European Championships.
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The 2019 Four Continents Championships take place in Anaheim, California, Feb. 5-10.
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The 2019 U.S. Championships take place Jan. 18-27 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Spain’s Javier Fernández will be chasing a record seventh consecutive title at the 2019 European Championships.
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The 2019 Canadian Championships take place Jan. 14-20 in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 11, 2019
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have high expectations and are aiming for a golden finish at the 2019 Canadian Championships.
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Jason Brown is gearing up for the 2019 U.S. Championships where he aims to have a better outing than the one he had in San Jose a year ago.
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Bradie Tennell remains the top U.S. lady heading into the 2019 U.S. Championships in Detroit.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 24, 2018
Japan has announced its teams for Four Continents, Winter Universiade, Junior Worlds and the World Championships.
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Russia named its 2019 Europeans and Winter Universiade teams on Dec. 23.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 20, 2018
Rika Kihira was the star of the show at the 2018 Grand Prix Final and is the lead story in our full report of the senior events in Vancouver.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 20, 2018
The Russian federation will permit juniors to contest senior nationals starting next season.
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The 2019 Russian Championships take place in Saransk, Dec. 19-23.
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The 87th All Japan Championships take place in Kadoma City, Osaka, Dec. 21-24, 2018.
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2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb, the final competition of the Challenger Series, takes place Dec. 5-9
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The 2018 Junior Grand Prix Final takes place in Vancouver, Canada, Dec. 6-9.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 18, 2018
2018 Internationaux de France will determine who goes to the Final and who stays home.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 18, 2018
2018 Tallinn Trophy takes place Nov. 26 – Dec. 2.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 10, 2018
2018 Rostelecom Cup will be a critical competition for skaters looking to book a ticket to the Grand Prix Final.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 6, 2018
The Inge Solar Memorial/Alpen Trophy takes place in Innsbruck, Austria, Nov. 11-18.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Oct 31, 2018
2018 NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the Grand Prix Series, takes place in Hiroshima, Nov. 9-11.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Oct 30, 2018
French ice dance stars Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron say their best is yet to come.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Oct 28, 2018
2018 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Helsinki takes place Nov. 2-4 at the Helsinki Ice Hall.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Oct 10, 2018
2018 Skate Canada — the second event of the Grand Prix Series — takes place in Laval, Québec, Oct. 26-28.
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The final JGP event takes place Oct. 10-13 at the Irina Rodnina Figure Skating Centre in Yerevan, Armenia.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Sep 29, 2018
2018 JGP Slovenia, the penultimate event of the Junior Grand Prix Series, takes place Oct. 3-6 in Ljubljana.
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2018 Finlandia Trophy takes place Oct. 4 – 7 in Espoo, Finland.
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2018 JGP Czech Republic, the fifth event of the Series, takes place in Ostrava, Sep. 26-29.
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2018 Nebelhorn Trophy will take place Sep. 26-29 in Oberstdorf, Germany.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Sep 12, 2018
Team Canada 2018 has a very different look than last season with the skaters that had led various national teams over the past eight years all moving on.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Sep 8, 2018
Following the split with Ksenia Stolbova, his pairs partner of eight years, Fedor Klimov has left the competitive arena.
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2018 Autumn Classic International takes place in Oakville, Ontario, Canada Sep. 20-22.
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2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy takes place Sep. 19 – 22 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 31, 2018
With his second Olympic victory Yuzuru Hanyu feels he can now just skate for himself.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 30, 2018
2018 Lombardia Trophy takes place Sep. 12-16 in Bergamo, Italy.
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2018 U.S. International Classic takes place Sep. 12-16 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 26, 2018
Dates and venues for the 2018 Challenger Series.
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The fourth event of the Series takes place in Richmond, British Columbia, Sep. 12 – 15.
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Amber Cup takes place September 5 to 8 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 16, 2018
2018 JGP Austria, the second event of the Series, takes place Aug. 29 – Sep. 1.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 16, 2018
A collection of some of the new programs we will see on the competitive circuit this season.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 15, 2018
2018 JGP Slovakia, the first event of the 2018 Junior Grand Prix Series, takes place in Bratislava, August 22 – 25,
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 13, 2018
Boyang Jin will not move to Canada to work with Brian Orser but will continue training in China.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 11, 2018
Daisuke Takahashi, one of the most popular skaters on the planet, returns to competition after a four-year break.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 9, 2018
The ice dance partnership of Japan’s Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed has come to an end.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Aug 1, 2018
Daisuke Takahashi has announced his music selections for his comeback season.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jul 19, 2018
Tributes are pouring in from around the world for Denis Ten, one of figure skating’s most popular stars.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jul 19, 2018
Canadian pairs skater Charlie Bilodeau has called an end to his six-year partnership with Julianne Séguin.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jul 17, 2018
A look back at one of his all-time classic programs, “Blues for Kook,” from the 2012 Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia.
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The 2018 Asian Open Trophy takes place at the Imperial World Ice Skating arena in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 1 – 5.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jul 1, 2018
Team USA 2018-19 will have a different vibe than last season with some of the top stars sitting this one out.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jun 17, 2018
The 2018 Junior Grand Prix Series opens in Bratislava, Slovakia, August 22-25.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jun 14, 2018
Cover girl Kaetlyn Osmond had the best season of her career winning Olympic bronze and the World title a month later.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jun 13, 2018
2018 Skate America, the first event of the Grand Prix Series, takes place in Everett, Washington, Oct. 19-21.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jun 9, 2018
Team Japan 2018-19 will be a mix of seasoned veterans and rising stars.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jun 8, 2018
Team Russia 2018-19 has been announced. There are many familiar names on the roster and a few new ones of those who have moved up from the junior ranks.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | May 28, 2018
The 2018 Grand Prix circuit will have a very different look this season with the NextGen taking centre stage.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | May 16, 2018
Nina Mozer confirmed the Russian Figure Skating Federation has approved Maxim Trankov, the 2014 Olympic pairs champion with Tatiana Volosozhar, as the coach of Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov in her absence.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | May 16, 2018
The 57th ISU Ordinary Congress will take place in Seville Spain on June 4 – 8, 2018.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | May 12, 2018
The 2018 Grand Prix Series will have a different feel this season due to an unexpected and surprising occurrence: the Chinese Figure Skating Federation announced today it is “unable to host any events this season.”
Read MoreBy Team IFS | May 7, 2018
The reactions from within Russia to Evgenia Medvedeva’s announcement on May 7 that she had left her longtime coach Eteri Tutberidze and was moving to Toronto to train with Brian Orser were varied.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Apr 25, 2018
The competitive fire on display at the 2018 World Championships was fierce. Records tumbled — as did a number of skaters.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Apr 18, 2018
The 2018 World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees include Olympic champions, Chinese coach Bin Yao and Canadian choreographer Sandra Bezic.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Mar 25, 2018
The outstanding long program performance by Germany’s Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot at the 2018 World Championships brought the audience to its feet.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Mar 19, 2018
The 2018 World Championships take place March 21 – 25 in Milan, Italy.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Mar 15, 2018
He came, he skated, he conquered. It was a huge risk, turning up at the Olympic Winter Games to defend his title after not having competed for three months. But Yuzuru Hanyu, never one to back down from a challenge, came prepared.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Mar 10, 2018
He came, he skated, he conquered. Yuzuru Hanyu claimed his second consecutive Olympic title in PyeongChang, the first man to repeat in 66 years.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Feb 18, 2018
The three U.S. ladies that will compete in PyeongChang — Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell and Karen Chen — held a press conference in the mountain village late Sunday afternoon.
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At a press conference held on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea Yuzuru Hanyu spoke about his injury, recovery and preparation for these Olympic Winter Games.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Feb 4, 2018
PyeongChang Predictions – who will land on the podiums at the 2018 Games? There are no clear-cut winners in any discipline.
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The 2018 World Junior Championships take place March 7-11, at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 30, 2018
With the 2018 Olympic Winter Games on our doorstep, we look back at a variety of random moments from the Games in Sochi, Russia.
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The 2018 Olympic Winter Games take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, February 9-25, 2018.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 23, 2018
The 2018 Olympic Winter Games get underway in two weeks. Here are links for the start orders, competition schedule and a time converter.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 15, 2018
Team Canada 2018 was announced on Sun. Jan. 14 in Vancouver at the conclusion of the Canadian Championships.
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Europeans will be a showdown and/or a skate off for a number of athletes vying to punch a ticket to the Winter Games.
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2018 Four Continents Championships take place in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, Jan. 22-27.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 9, 2018
The national championships in the highest-ranked nations in the world have now concluded and teams have been named for Championships.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 7, 2018
The 2018 Canadian Championships take place Jan. 8-14, in Vancouver, BC. Skate Canada will announce its 2018 teams at the conclusion of this event.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 7, 2018
Skate Canada takes a bold step forward in bringing its national championships to a global audience.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 7, 2018
Team USA announced the skaters that will represent the U.S. at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Four Continents, World Junior and World Championships.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 7, 2018
Team South Korea 2018 has been named following the Korea National Championships, which took place this weekend in Seoul.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Jan 2, 2018
Jayar Walker and Vicki Luy are in San Jose covering the 2018 U.S. Championships. This dynamic duo will be bringing us daily updates and photos from the junior and senior events.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 31, 2017
Alina Zagitova, Russia’s golden girl at the 2017 Grand Prix Final, graces the cover of the February 2018 issue.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 25, 2017
The 2018 U.S. Championships take place Dec. 29, 2017 through Jan. 7, 2018 at the SAP Centre, in San Jose, California.
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The 2017 Japanese Championships take place in Tokyo, Dec. 21-24. Teams for Four Continents, Olympics and Worlds will be named at the end of this competition.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 16, 2017
Germany’s Aljona Savchenko and Brunot Massot brought the audience to its feet with their superb long program at the 2017 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Dec 15, 2017
The 2018 Russian national championships take place in St. Petersburg, Dec. 21-24, 2017.
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The 2017 French Championships take place Dec. 14-16 in Nantes.
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Croatia hosts 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb, the final Challenger Series competition, Dec. 6-9.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 29, 2017
The 2017-18 Grand Prix Final will take place in Nagoya, Japan, December 7-10.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 28, 2017
After a lengthy absence from the scene due to injury, Satoko Miyahara came roaring back to win Skate America in late November.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 23, 2017
2017 Shanghai Trophy takes place Nov. 24-26. Top names include Wenjing Sui and Cong Han and Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Solovyev.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 21, 2017
The 2017 Tallinn Trophy takes place Nov. 20-26 in Tallinn, Estonia. Senior short programs on Thursday, Nov. 23.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 19, 2017
Javier Fernández laid down an inspired performance in the short program and ran away with the lead at Internationaux de France.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 6, 2017
The 2017-18 Senior Grand Prix Final opens with the pairs, men’s and short dance events on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 5, 2017
The 2017-18 Junior Grand Prix Final opens with the pairs, men’s and ladies events on Thu., Dec. 7.
Read MoreBy Team IFS | Nov 5, 2017
Wenjing Sui & Cong Han scored a runaway victory on home soil at at 2017 Cup of China. It was the first competition of the season for the reigning World pairs champions.
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