Figure skating has long been a cornerstone of the Olympics, pre-dating the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 with appearances at ...

Alysa Liu has rediscovered her passion for figure skating after stepping away from the sport. She retired unexpectedly after ...

Japan will have to contend with a resurgent United States in Milano-Cortina, as well as Russian skaters for the first time ...

SEOUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese teenager Rika Kihira overcame a lapse in concentration midway through her performance to top the women's free programme and successfully defend her title at the ISU ...

BEIJING (Reuters) – The weight on the shoulders of Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu must be immense. With figure skating fans holding their breath to see if Hanyu will deliver a performance at the Beijing ...

(Adds details, quotes) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Daisuke Takahashi, the first Japanese man to win an Olympic figure skating medal, said on Tuesday he is retiring from the sport after 20 ...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Rika Kihira outdueled South Korean You Young to win the ladies short program as both teenagers landed triple axels at Skate Canada in Kelowna, British Columbia, on Friday.

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: Gold medal winner Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan celebrates during the victory ceremony for the Men’s Single Free Program on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter ...

U.S. Figure Skating chief executive Matt Farrell said he expects the American team to arrive at next month's Milano Cortina ...

BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese skater Miho Takagi will seek to end Dutch domination of the top prize in the women's 1500m speed skating event spanning 12 years when she competes at the Beijing ...

TOKYO (AP) - Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. Hanyu seemed to leave the door open to a possible return of some sort.

From Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan to judging chaos and Olympic drama, these are the 13 wildest figure skating moments ...