Features [ICE TIME] Japan Championships Filled with Intriguing Storylines as Skaters Vie for Olympic Berths The top-tier skaters are well known, but exciting quests are right behind as young athletes aim to earn their own spots on the national... Jack GallagherDecember 23, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Shoma Uno Back in Spotlight with Triumph at NHK Trophy Uno delivers a bold reminder that he remains one of the world’s premier skating stars. Jack GallagherNovember 16, 2021
Figure Skating Shoma Uno, Kaori Sakamoto Sweep NHK Trophy Titles for Japan Both champions won by wide margins over the second-place finishers. Jack GallagherNovember 14, 2021
Figure Skating Shoma Uno, Kaori Sakamoto in First Place After Short Programs at NHK Trophy American Vincent Zhou and Japanese teenager Mana Kawabe are both in second place heading into the free skate. Jack GallagherNovember 12, 2021
Figure Skating For Shoma Uno, A Strong Showing At NHK Trophy Could Clinch A GP Final Berth “Everything is improving now and technically spiritual,” Uno said. “The most important thing I have practiced is the quadruple salchow.” Jack GallagherNovember 11, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara’s Skate America Showing Boosts Japan’s Olympic Team Medal Chances Their pairs figure skating medal was Japan’s first on the GP circuit since Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran claimed the silver at the NHK... Jack GallagherOctober 26, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama Starts His Olympic Campaign With Victory at Asian Open Trophy With all of the variables that skaters have had to deal with during the pandemic, it was a respectable start for Kagiyama, the favorite... Jack GallagherOctober 22, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Rika Kihira’s Move to Train with Brian Orser Improves Chances for Olympic Medal Orser and Tracy Wilson will try to refine Kihira’s jump arsenal, which includes a quadruple salchow, so she can compete with the Russians. Jack GallagherSeptember 18, 2021
Podcasts #1 Sports Talk – Jack Gallagher and Figure Skating Gallagher, who wrote his first piece for JAPAN Forward in January, shares his keen insights on two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu in the... Ed OdevenFebruary 13, 2021