Features [ICE TIME] Japan Continues Medal Run with Two More at Junior Grand Prix in Latvia Men’s runner-up Rio Nakata and women’s bronze medalist Ami Nakai were emotional when their free skate scores were shown during their JGP debuts. Jack GallagherSeptember 13, 2022
Features [ICE TIME] Designer Satomi Ito Making Her Mark with Innovative Costumes for Top Skaters Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno both wore her costumes at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a reminder of Ito’s gravitas in her chosen field. Jack GallagherAugust 20, 2022
Features [NOTES on a SCORECARD] Javelin Star Haruka Kitaguchi’s Summer to Remember A pair of Diamond League victories and a bronze medal at the world championships serve notice of Kitaguchi’s rise to stardom. Jack GallagherAugust 14, 2022
Features [ICE TIME] Illustrator Mika Matsuda Brings Personalities of Skaters to Life with Her Work “Yuzuru Hanyu is my favorite skater. He was a big training point for me, because his face can be the most difficult to draw,”... Jack GallagherAugust 13, 2022
Features [NOTES on a SCORECARD] Jinichiro Kozuma Cashes In at Second LIV Golf Event Kozuma’s earnings in Portland equaled nearly half of his previous career income. It’s a sign of opportunities the new golf circuit is creating. Jack GallagherJuly 9, 2022
Features [NOTES on a SCORECARD] New Column Debuts with Mix of News and Views on Japanese Sports Insights on Sapporo, the favorite to host the 2030 Olympics, plus a smorgasbord of topics including Mao Asada’s new venture and Yutaka Take’s latest... Jack GallagherJune 3, 2022
Figure Skating Kaori Sakamoto Wins World Title with Sublime Performance in France The Olympic bronze medalist's victory gave Japan its first world title by a woman since Mao Asada won the last of her three titles... Jack GallagherMarch 26, 2022
Figure Skating Kaori Sakamoto Halfway to First World Title; Wakaba Higuchi in Seventh Place The Olympic bronze medalist earned level fours on all of her spins and step sequence. Jack GallagherMarch 24, 2022
Features [ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto Favored to Win World Titles in France Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada were the first two skaters to sweep both singles titles for Japan, doing so at the 2010 world championships. Jack GallagherMarch 18, 2022
Features [ICE TIME] Power of Japanese Skating Was on Full Display at Beijing Olympics Twenty years after leaving the Salt Lake City Games without a single figure skating medal, Japan captured half of the singles medals in Beijing... Jack GallagherFebruary 24, 2022
Figure Skating Anna Shcherbakova Wins Gold in Stunning Upset After Kamila Valieva Collapse; Kaori Sakamoto Collects Bronze Valieva wilted under the Olympic heat in titanic fashion, thereby allowing the 17-year-old Shcherbakova to win the gold. Jack GallagherFebruary 18, 2022
Features [ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama Takes On the Olympic Challenge with Heroes Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno "My biggest goal for the Olympics is to make no mistakes in both the short program and the free skate. Beyond that, I hope... Jack GallagherJanuary 29, 2022